Unit 5 - Judicial Branch, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights

This unit introduces students to the structure of the National Judiciary. We will look at the power of judicial review and the role the Supreme Court plays in resolving constitutional questions.

The Judicial Branch (Textbook Topic 7) 

Target 36: Compare and contrast the structures, functions, and jurisdictions of the different courts of the national judiciary (Supreme Court, Inferior Courts, and Special Courts).

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (Topic 8)

The First Amendment - Topic 8.1-8.4

The Rights of Accused - Topic 8.5-8.7

Readings

Macgruder's American Government Textbook, Topic 7

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The Constitution of the United States

Federalist 78

Bill of Rights

“Letter from a Birmingham Jail”- MLK

Supreme Court Cases

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• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Schenk v. U.S. (1919)

• Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• Tinker v. Des Moines (1968)

• New York Times v. U.S. (1971)

• Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

• Roe v. Wade (1973)

• U.S. v. Lopez (1995)

• McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

• Shaw v. Reno (1993)

• Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

• Baker v. Carr (1962)

• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

• Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Other cases mentioned in class:

• Barron v. Baltimore (1833)

• Gitlow vs. New York (1925)

• Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)

• Welsch v. United States (1970)

• Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)

• National Socialist Party of America v. Skokie (1977)

• Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)

• Morse v. Frederick (2007)

• Minneapolis v. Minnesota (1931)

• District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

Special Guests

Officer Summers

Deputy Prosecutor Keith Scholl

Judge Huskey