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The Role and Powers of the U.S. Supreme Court
This video explains the powers of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on its role in judicial review and interpreting the Constitution. Learn how the Court checks the powers of other government branches and the limits placed on the Court's...
Wonderscape
The Early History of the U.S. Supreme Court
This video explores the creation and development of the U.S. Supreme Court, from its establishment in 1787 to the Judiciary Act of 1869, which set the number of justices at nine. Learn about the court's early challenges, its evolving...
Wonderscape
Thurgood Marshall: The First African American Supreme Court Justice
This video explores Thurgood Marshall’s historic appointment to the Supreme Court in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson and his legacy as a justice. Known for his strong stance on civil rights, Justice Marshall advocated for the rights of...
Wonderscape
The Role of the Supreme Court
Discover the critical role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution and determining the legality of laws through judicial review. Learn how Supreme Court justices are appointed, how they review cases, and how their decisions...
Curated Video
Supreme Court
Sitting at the pinnacle of the judicial branch of government, the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. Its landmark rulings have had an enduring impact on American life and law.
Curated Video
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The top ranking officer of the US federal judiciary, the Chief Justice presides over the US Supreme Court. But how did the role come into being and what are his or her roles and responsibilities?
Curated Video
Marbury v. Madison: What is Judicial Review?
The U.S. Supreme Court decides if laws made in the United States violate the Constitution or not. It’s called judicial review and it’s a power that was granted to the Supreme Court by the Supreme Court itself – thanks to a landmark case...
Financial Times
Abortion law: Roe vs Wade and the US constitution
Law and policy commentator David Allen Green looks at how the US Supreme Court introduced a constitutional right to an abortion with Roe vs Wade and then removed that constitutional right with Dobbs.
Curated Video
Injustice: Roger Taney
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney's unjust majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford shockingly declared Black individuals weren't citizens, solidifying slavery's grip and pushing the nation closer to Civil War.
Curated Video
Article Three: Structure of Powers of Judicial Branch
Article Three: Structure of Powers of Judicial Branch explains the powers, responsibilities, structures, and functions, and processes of the judicial branch by analyzing Article III of the Constitution.
Curated Video
Marbury v. Madison: What is Judicial Review?
The U.S. Supreme Court decides if laws made in the United States violate the Constitution or not. It’s called judicial review and it’s a power that was granted to the Supreme Court by the Supreme Court itself – thanks to a landmark case...
Curated Video
The Unusual Presidency of William Taft
One-term Presidents are often overlooked – but what makes William Taft’s time in office memorable is the fact that it was defined by a series of unusual firsts.
Hip Hughes History
How to Impeach and Remove the President
An explainer on the constitutional process of impeaching and removing a President of the United States. Should President Trump be impeached? Or is that the crooked media talking? Have a civil debate in the comments! Also includes a short...
Hip Hughes History
The Election 0f 1904 Explained
A short summary of the electoral matchup of Teddy Roosevelt and Alton Parker. Watch them all! • Presidential Elec...
Cerebellum
The Judicial Branch Of Government - Important Supreme Court Decisions
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. This video looks at how key Supreme court decisions have altered rights and laws in...
Cerebellum
Compromise And Conflict in America: 1848-1857 - Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857)
This video looks at the documents conceived in a period when the civil rights of women and Native Americans were in question, and slavery was driving a wedge between slaveholders and abolitionists. Educators from noted American...
Cerebellum
The Judicial Branch Of Government - The Supreme Court Chief Justices
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. This video discusses the Supreme Court Justices and how they handled the role. The video...
Cerebellum
America: Growth Of A New Nation 1798-1814 - The 1800 Election, The Judiciary Act (1801), Marbury V Madison (1803)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at the 1800...
Jack Rackam
Father of the Supreme Court | The Life & Times of John Marshall
We return once more to the USA! Chief Justice John Marshall, after turning down jobs as state attorney and attorney general, turned out to be one of the most influential justices the Supreme Court has ever had, and is more or less the...
Hip Hughes History
A Supreme Court Crisis?
With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia during an Presidential Election the nation has been thrown into a potential Constitutional crisis. Should President Obama be able to choose Scalia's replacement or should we wait until the next...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert McCaw - On Clerking for Justice Hugo L. Black
Robert B. McCaw grew up in a military family traveling the world. After graduating from Georgetown University, he served as a lieutenant in the US Army before earning his JD degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Upon...
Professor Dave Explains
William Howard Taft: Plus-Sized President (1909-1913)
Taft was the hand-picked successor to the monolithic Teddy Roosevelt. What did he do in office? Besides being famous for being overweight, he was also the only president to become a Supreme Court Justice. What else did he do? What did he...
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Roosevelt Corollary (1904) And 16th Amendment
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Cerebellum
The Judicial Branch Of Government - Establishing The Role Of The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. The Supreme Courts role in government has not always been as clear cut as it is now,...