We should all do more exercising, but should the judicial branch as well? High schoolers develop their understanding of what powers the judicial branch carries because of the US Constitution, as well as where their limits lie in the system of checks and balances. A variety of activities requires the classroom to remain engaged.

Concepts

the judicial branch, judicial review, the judicial system, the united states government, treaties, constitutional amendments, the supreme court, supreme court cases, supreme court justices, the united states constitution

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the classroom by asking pupils to do the before and during reading activities at home and then completing discussion and other application sections as a class
• Differentiate by giving English learners fill-in-the-blank notes that summarize each reading with a corresponding word bank

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes students understand the concepts covered in the other videos in the series; this is the 12th of 20 parts
  

Pros

• Comprehension questions and corresponding answer keys make testing for understanding simple
• Scaffolded learning activities throughout each reading make for a great progression of more US Constitution concepts
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9