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Video Clip: Touring the Supreme Court (2:49)
Bell Ringer: Juries - Checking Governmental Excess (4:28)
Bell Ringer: The Federal Court System (6:38)
Bell Ringer: The Role of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (2:33)
Video Clip: Chief Justice Roberts on the Role of the Supreme Court (2:15)
Bell Ringer: U.S. Court of Appeals (2:06)
Lesson Plan: Jury Trials in Criminal Cases (5 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Jury Selection Process (8:30)
Bell Ringer: The Immigration Court System (5:09)
Bell Ringer: The Purpose of Criminal Court Proceedings (1:27)
Bell Ringer: Life Tenure of Supreme Court Justices (2:15)
Video Clip: Justice Breyer on Packing the Court and Term Limits (3:18)
Bell Ringer: Elected vs. Appointed Judges (5:03)
Bell Ringer: Chief Justice Roberts on Judicial Independence (1:55)
Bell Ringer: The Legitimacy of the Supreme Court (4:39)
Bell Ringer: How the Supreme Court Decides Which Cases to Hear (6:28)
Video Clip: Justice Thomas on Questioning During Oral Arguments (4:23)
Bell Ringer: The Process of Deciding Supreme Court Cases (4:37)
Bell Ringer: Granting Certiorari (3:11)
Bell Ringer: Justice Elena Kagan on the Shadow Docket (7:59)
Bell Ringer: Chief Justice Roberts on Criteria for Taking Cases (2:38)
Video Clip: Justice Elena Kagan on Legal Precedent (5:02)
Bell Ringer: Disagreements on the Supreme Court (2:11)
Bell Ringer: Stare Decisis and Judicial Decisions (1:26)
Bell Ringer: Independence of the Supreme Court (7:30)
Bell Ringer: Changing the Size and Scope of the Supreme Court (1:35)
Bell Ringer: The Power of the Supreme Court (3:18)
Bell Ringer: Federalist 78 and Marbury v. Madison (6:08)
Lesson Plan: Constitutional Role of the Federal Court System (6 Video Clips)
Lesson Plan: Researching a Supreme Court Justice (4 Video Clips)
Lesson Plan: The Steps in a Supreme Court Case (5 Clips)
Bell Ringer: How the Court Operates (2:34)
Bell Ringer: Collegiality and Friendships on the Supreme Court (9:58)
Lesson Plan: How Should the Constitution be Interpreted? (6 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Justice Clarence Thomas and Originalism (10 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Original Public Meaning and Originalism (8:15)
Bell Ringer: Judicial Philosophies and the Supreme Court (4:54)
Bell Ringer: Justice Sotomayor on Supreme Court Decisions (1:39)
Bell Ringer: Justice Elena Kagan on Writing Opinions and Dissents (5:34)
Bell Ringer: Justice Elena Kagan on Concurring Opinions (4:17)
Bell Ringer: Justice Kagan on Constitutional Interpretation (4:45)
Bell Ringer: Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Legal Analysis and Originalism (4 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Judicial Interpretation and Political Ideology (6:33)
Bell Ringer: Judicial Interpretation and the Idea of Courts Creating Law (2:50)
Bell Ringer: Spirit of the Law and Judicial Interpretation of Statutes (7:18)
Bell Ringer: Justice Thomas on Judicial Review (6:26)
Bell Ringer: Judge Kavanaugh Discusses the Idea of Judges as Umpires (1:41)
Bell Ringer: The Living Constitution vs Originalism (4:01)
Bell Ringer: Stare Decisis and Common Law (2:23)
Bell Ringer: Judicial Philosophies (0:54)
Video Clip: Justice Gorsuch on Originalism and a Living Constitution (5:13)
Bell Ringer: Purpose and Importance of Judicial Precedent (4:46)
Bell Ringer: Chief Justice Roberts on Judicial Precedent (3:28)
Bell Ringer: Courts and Public Confidence (6:06)
Bell Ringer: Congress and a Supreme Court Code of Ethics (10:02)
Lesson Plan: Marbury v. Madison (1803) (4 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Federalist 78 and Marbury v. Madison (1803) (6:08)
Lesson Plan: McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (5 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) (1:10)
Lesson Plan: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) (6 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) (7 Clips)
Bell Ringer: United States v. Cruikshank (1876) (3:42)
Lesson Plan: Civil Rights Cases (1883) (8 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) (8 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Dent v West Virginia (1889): Impact of Licensing Physicians (10:40)
Lesson Plan: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) (8 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Lochner v. New York (1905) (5 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Schenck v. U.S. (1919) (6 Clips)
Video Clip: McGrain v. Daugherty (1927) (2:09)
Bell Ringer: Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942) (1:40)
Bell Ringer: Ex parte Quirin (1942) (6:23)
Bell Ringer: West Virginia v. Barnette (1943) and Religious Liberties (4:27)
Bell Ringer: Japanese Internment Cases (5:32)
Lesson Plan: Korematsu v. United States (1944) (6 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Korematsu v. United States (1944) (7:15)
Bell Ringer: Screws v. United States (1945) (3:43)
Lesson Plan: Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer (1952) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) (9 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) (5:37)
Lesson Plan: Mapp v. Ohio (1961) (8 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Baker v. Carr (1962) (8 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Engel v. Vitale (1962) (6 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Abington v. Schempp (1963) (4:09)
Lesson Plan: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (10 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Edwards v. South Carolina (1963) (9:08)
Lesson Plan: New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) (4 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) (8 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Miranda v. Arizona (1966) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Katz v. United States (1967) (8 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) (12 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) (8:33)
Lesson Plan: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) (7 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The Lemon Test (1971) (4:43)
Lesson Plan: New York Times v. United States (1971) (9 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The Pentagon Papers and the New York Times Company v. US (1971) (4:12)
Lesson Plan: Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) (5 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Roe v. Wade (1973) (8 Clips)
Video Clip: Executive Privilege and U.S. v. Nixon (1974) (3:47)
Lesson Plan: Gregg v. Georgia (1976) (11 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart (1976) (11:08)
Bell Ringer: Buckley v. Valeo (1976) and Campaign Finance Reform (2:47)
Lesson Plan: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) (10 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Board of Education v. Pico (1982) (2:51)
Bell Ringer: The Chevron Doctrine (1984) (5:09)
Bell Ringer: Student Journalism & the 1st Amendment (Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier) (1988) (3:20)
Bell Ringer: Texas v. Johnson (1989) - Flag-Burning Case (2 Clips)
Lesson Plan: United States v. Lopez (1995) (6 Clips)
Lesson Plan: The 2000 Election and the Bush v. Gore (2000) Supreme Court Case (6 Clips)
On This Day: Bush v. Gore (2000) is Decided by the Supreme Court (5 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens on the Bush v. Gore (2000) Decision (3:54)
Bell Ringer: Eminent Domain and Property Rights (Kelo v. New London) (2005) (3:44)
Bell Ringer: Morse v. Frederick (2007) - Bong Hits 4 Jesus Student 1st Amendment Case (2 Clips)
Lesson Plan: D.C. v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010) (6 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Justice Breyer on the D.C. v. Heller (2010) Ruling (5:48)
Bell Ringer: McDonald v. Chicago (2010) - 2nd Amendment & Incorporation (5:54)
Lesson Plan: The Impact of Citizens United v. FEC (2010) (7 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The Impact of Citizens United v. FEC (2010) (3:56)
Lesson Plan: Rights of Corporations (Citizens United (2010) and Hobby Lobby Cases (2014)) (6 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Hate Speech and Snyder v. Phelps (2011) (4:23)
Lesson Plan: Voting Discrimination and the Effects of Shelby County v. Holder (2013) (8 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Shelby County v. Holder (2013) (3:33)
On This Day: Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Supreme Court Case - "Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission" (2018) (3 Clips)
Video Clip: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018) (4:48)
Bell Ringer: Timbs v. Indiana (2019) (4:04)
Video Clip: Supreme Court Ruling on Aid to Religious Schools (Carson v. Makin) (2022) (6:04)
Video Clip: Supreme Court Decision on Religious Freedom (Kennedy v. Bremerton School District) (2022) (4:01)
Bell Ringer: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022) (4 Clips)
Bell Ringer: West Virginia v. EPA (2022) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: NFIB v. OSHA and Biden v. Missouri (2022) (4 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Egbert v. Boule (2022) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Affirmative Action Cases (2023) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Moore v. Harper (2023) (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross (2023) (5:23)
Bell Ringer: Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (2023) (7:59)
Bell Ringer: Administrative Law Cases (2023) (5:12)
Bell Ringer: Moyle v. United States (2024) (7:07)
Bell Ringer: United States v. Rahimi (2024) (3:44)
Video Clip: Trump v. Anderson (2024) (7:36)
Video Clip: Trump v. United States (2024) (6:00)
Lesson Plan: The Right to an Attorney and the Public Defender System (6 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Privacy and the Press (6 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Hemphill v. New York (2022) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Shurtleff v. City of Boston (2022) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Carson v. Makin (2022) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Counterman v. Colorado (2023) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Students for Fair Admissions v President and Fellows of Harvard College (2023) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - McElrath v. Georgia (2024) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Garland v. Cargill (2024) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - City of Grants Pass v. Johnson (2024) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - Trump v. United States (2024) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Moot Court - TikTok v. Garland (2025) (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: The Significance of Chief Justice John Marshall (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Federalist 78 (1 Clip)
Bell Ringer: The Early Supreme Court (2:51)
Bell Ringer: Number of Sitting Justices on the Supreme Court (3:20)
Bell Ringer: The History of "Court Packing" (4:23)
Bell Ringer: FDR's Court Packing Plan (4:57)
Bell Ringer: The Reaction to FDR's Court Packing Attempts (8:07)
Bell Ringer: FDR's Supreme Court Appointments (5:42)
Lesson Plan: U.S. Supreme Court During WWII (15 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Truman's First Nomination to the Supreme Court - Harold Burton (8:26)
Bell Ringer: Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (9:30)
Bell Ringer: Supreme Court Justices Tom Clark and Sherman Minton (3:33)
Bell Ringer: Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings in the U.S. Senate (10:26)
Bell Ringer: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court (13:26)
Bell Ringer: Societal Change and Supreme Court Decisions (1:59)
Deliberation: Should Congress expand the size of the Supreme Court?
Lesson Plan: Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court (1 Clip)
Lesson Plan: Diversity on the U.S. Supreme Court (9 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Women and the U.S. Supreme Court (13 Clips and Slides)
Bell Ringer: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Artifacts (8:02)
Bell Ringer: New U.S. Postage Stamp (5:44)
Video Clip: Supreme Court Holds Swearing In Ceremony for Ketanji Brown Jackson (3:30)
Video Clip: New Ethics Code for Supreme Court Justices (4:24)
Lesson Plan: Evolution of the Supreme Court (12 Clips)