Index of Resources

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  1. Amazing Amendments — Document from  Scholastic.com (P, M) 
  2. Argument Wars — Game from iCivics (H)
  3. Constitution Day Rap — Lesson Plan from the Center for Civic Education (P) 
  4. Courts in the Classroom — Videos from the Judicial Council of California and the Administrative Office (P, M, H)
  5. Matching Game with the Constitution — Lesson Plan from the Center for Civic Education (P)
  6. The Constitution: The Country's Rules — Lesson Plan from the Center for Civic Education (P)
  7. U.S. Constitution Fact Sheet — Document from Scholastic.com (M)  
  8. What Basic Ideas Are In the Preamble to the Constitution? — Lesson Plan from the Center for Civic Education (P)

  1. A Conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Independence — Video and Lesson Plan from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (M, H, A)
  2. Beyond Labels — Lesson Plan (PowerPoint) from the Florida Bar (H, A)
  3. Court Shorts: An Impartial Federal Judiciary — Videos from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (M, H, A)
    1. Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice  — Video from the American Bar Association (M, H) 
  4. Talking Points on Judicial History: Judicial History and Federal Courts — Teaching module from the Federal Judicial Center (M, H, A)

  1. Appellate Courts: Let's Take It Up — Lesson Plan from iCivics (P, M, H) 
  2. Court Quest — Game from Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics and iCivics (M, H, A)
  3. Courts in the Classroom — Videos from the Judicial Council of California and the Administrative Office (P, M H)
  4. Federal Courts & What They Do — Document from the Federal Judicial Center (H, A)
  5. Interactive Diagram of the Federal Court System — Interactive document from Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (M, H, A)
  6. Oyez Baseball — Game from Justia and the Oyez Project (M, H, A)
  7. Supreme Decision — Game from iCivics (M, H) 
  8. What the Federal Courts Do — Website/slideshow from the Federal Judicial Center (M, H, A)

  1. 9/11 and the Constitution — Lesson plans from the Center for Civic Education (M, H)  
  2. A Day in the Life — Interactive "game" from PBS.org (M, H)
  3. Balancing Free Speech and Fair Trial  — Lesson Plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H)
  4. Courts in the Classroom — Videos from the Judicial Council of California and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (P, M H)
  5. Interpreting the Constitution: What Does That Mean? — Lesson Plan from iCivics (H)
  6. Korematsu and Civil Liberties — Video from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (H, A)
  7. One Person, One Vote — Video and lesson plan from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (H, A)
  8. Perseverance and the Bill of Rights — Lesson plan from the Bill of Rights Institute, via the National Constitution Center (M, H) 
  9. Respecting Freedom of Speech — Lesson Plan from the Bill of Rights Institute, via the National Constitution Center (M, H)
  10. Supreme Decision — Game from iCivics (M, H) 
  11. The First and Fourteenth Amendments — Lesson Plan from Channel One (M, H)  
  12. The Story of the Bill of Rights — Videos and game from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (M, H)
  13. Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause — Video from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (H, A) 

  1. 45 Words  — Video & lesson Plan from the Newseum (H, A)  
  2. Dialogue on Law in the 21st Century — Lesson plan and resources from the American Bar Association (M, H)
  3. Educating about Intellectual Property — From Street Law Inc. and Constitutional Rights Foundation (M, H)
  4. Freedom of the Press & School Newspapers  — Lesson plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H, A)
  5. Pillars of the First Amendment — Lesson plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (M, H, A)
  6. Social Media & Student Speech — Lesson plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H, A)
  7. Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright — Videos from the Library of Congress (P, M)
  8. United States Patent and Trademark Office's 'Kids' Pages' — Games and Activities from the USPTO (P, M, H) 
    1. An Act of Courage: The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks — Lesson Plan from the National Archives (M, H)
    2. Balancing Free Speech and Fair Trial — Lesson Plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H)
    3. Courts in the Classroom — Videos from the Judicial Council of California and the Administrative Office (P, M, H)
    4. Dialogue on Youth and Justice — Lesson Plan from the American Bar Association (H, A)
    5. Interactive Guide to the Sixth Amendment — Interactive document from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (M, H)
    6. Teen House Party Search — Lesson Plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H, A)
    7. Sixth Amendment Activities — Lesson Plan from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (P, M, H)

    1. A Conversation on the Constitution: Jury Service — Videos and lesson plan from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics (M, H, A)
    2. Civil Mock Trials — Case study/mock trial from  Street Law (H, A)
    3. Considering the Constitution — Document from Scholastic (P, M, H) 
    4. Court Shorts: Jury Service — Video from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (M, H, A)
    5. Criminal Mock Trials — Case study/mock trial from Street Law (H, A)
    6. Deciding by Group: You Are the Jury  —  Document from Scholastic (P, M, H)  
    7. Juror Selection — Document from Scholastic (M, H) 
    8. Pathways to the Bench — Videos from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H)
    9. Quiz #3: Civil Cases — Lesson Plan from the Federal Judicial Center (M, H, A)
    10. Quiz #4: Criminal Cases — Lesson Plan from the Federal Judicial Center (M, H, A)
    11. Texting While Driving — Case study/mock trial  from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H, A)
    12. Trial Court 'Go Fish' — Game from iCivics (P, M)
  1. Bankruptcy Basics — Website/documents from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (H, A) 
  2. How Bankruptcy Cases Move through Federal Courts  — Websites/documents from the Federal Judicial Center (H, A) 
  3. Quiz #6:  Bankruptcy — Lesson Plan from the Federal Judicial Center (M, H, A)
  4. What is a Bankruptcy Case? — Document from the Federal Judicial Center (M, H, A) 



KEY FOR RESOURCES: 
  • P = Appropriate for Primary School students
  • M = Appropriate for Middle School students
  • H = Appropriate for High School students
  • A = Appropriate for College students or adults

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