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
- CE.6 The student will apply social science skills to understand the American constitutional government at the national level by
- a) describing the structure and powers of the national government;
- b) explaining the principle of separation of powers and the operation of checks and balances;
- CE.7 The student will apply social science skills to understand the American constitutional government at the state level by
- b) explaining the relationship of state governments to the national government in the federal system
- CE.9 The student will apply social science skills to understand the judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States by
- a) describing the organization of the United States judicial system as consisting of state and federal courts with original and appellate jurisdiction;
- b) describing the exercise of judicial review;
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?
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This project was made possible through generous support from the Virginia Law Foundation.
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