How can you get a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States? Learners research the way a court case ends up in the highest court in the 20th installment of a 50-part series covering the United States government and politics. Research and open discussion helps model the process of going before the Supreme Court to argue the constitutionality of a law. 

Concepts

the supreme court, the united states government, american politics

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Choose a case to argue and have the class move the argument through the court system to get to the Supreme Court 
• Review a specific case decided by the Supreme Court outlining how lawyers argued the case
  

Classroom Considerations

• Be sure students have online access if assigning the video clip as homework

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Lesson outlines primary source facts and material on key Supreme Court Cases to research further
• Resource includes animation of the concept to assist visual learners 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3