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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • Analyze a real-life Supreme Court case.
  • Evaluate the effect of landmark cases on everyday life.
  • Explain the importance of judicial review.
  • Overview

    In this lesson, students look at a historic landmark case to understand why precedents and judicial review are important in peoples’ everyday lives.

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