LessonUnit 2 Civics Connection: An Apple of Gold in a Frame of Silver
80 Min
Use this Lesson as a unit summary activity to have students evaluate the link between constitutional principles and the content from Unit 2.
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LessonHow Jourdon Anderson Understood Justice
4 Activities55 Min
This lesson addresses the virtue of justice, which requires that rules are applied and enforced equally for everyone. Students will analyze the virtue of justice by evaluating a letter from Jourdon Anderson to his former slave owner. They will consider how Jourdon received justice for himself and for his family and how they can seek justice on behalf of themselves and other people.
LessonMarbury v. Madison (1803)
4 Activities
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison. Setting the precedent of Judicial review, this lesson focuses on the question of whether or not the Supreme Court should have the power to overturn unconstitutional federal laws.