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Why Study Landmark Cases?

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Why study landmark Supreme court cases? A helpful lesson offers a brief but valuable argument for the importance of these cases in the field of criminology. It introduces scholars to some key terms necessary for studying court cases and explains the relationship between court cases and the law.

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Concepts

supreme court cases, the supreme court, criminology, courts, court cases, the judicial branch, the judicial system, judicial review, judges, trials, due process, constitutional law, constitutional rights, the united states constitution, civil law, the criminal justice system, laws

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Present in class as an overview of a unit on landmark Supreme Court cases
Supplement classroom instruction with the resource as an outside reading or review exercise

Classroom Considerations

Part of a six-part series about landmark Supreme Court cases
Reading level is better for high school students

Pros

Linked key terms take users to a glossary of definitions
Interactive quiz provides an easy way to quickly assess understanding

Cons

Small font size and confusing navigation

Common Core

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