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The U.S. Supreme Court

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This The U.S. Supreme Court interactive also includes:

How do Supreme Court justices determine which cases to consider? What happens when the Supreme Court decides not to take a case?  The lesson explores important questions and others in the field of criminology. It focuses on the appeals process, writs of certiorari, and the importance of precedent.

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Concepts
the federal court system, the supreme court, the judicial branch, the judicial system, constitutional law, the united states constitution, court cases, supreme court justices, courts, judges, judicial review, criminology, federalism
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Assign the page as a resource for finding definitions of key terms
  • Use the links in the lesson to ask scholars to prepare for a classroom role-play activity
Classroom Considerations
  • Page is part of a series of five lessons on the organization of the Federal Courts.  
  • Reading level is more suitable for high school age than lower levels
Pros
  • Includes current Supreme Court justices with links to their biographies
  • Interactive quiz is an effective, four-question review of the lesson
  • The highlighted key terms link to a glossary of definitions for easier research
Cons
  • The font size is small and navigation is somewhat confusing