Marbury to Brown: Judicial Review in U.S. History
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By examining two landmark Supreme Court cases, Marbury v. Madison and Brown v. Board of Education, students will explore the significance of Judicial Review as a check to balance the three branches of the United States government.
Standards
Virginia
- VUS.5: The student will apply social science skills to understand the development of the American political system by
- b) describing the major compromises necessary to produce the Constitution of the United States, with emphasis on the roles of James Madison and George Washington
- VUS.13: The student will apply social science skills to understand the social, political, and cultural movements and changes in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century by
- b) evaluating and explaining the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the roles of Thurgood Marshall and Oliver W. Hill, Sr., and how Virginia responded to the decision;
National
- NSS-USH.5-12.3 Era 3: Revolution And The New Nation (1754-1820s)
- NSS-USH.5-12.9 Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
- D2.Civ.1.9-12: Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of local, state, tribal, national, and international civic and political institutions.
- D2.Civ.4.9-12: Explain how the U.S. Constitution establishes a system of government that has powers, responsibilities, and limits that have changed over time and that are still contested.
Key Hook/Question
How does the principle of Judicial Review allow the Judiciary to act as a check on the Legislative and Executive branches of government?