Analyzing McCulloch v. Maryland

In this lesson, students watch a video segment from the PBS series The Supreme Court about the landmark case Maryland v. McCulloch while considering the powers of the national government and state governments.

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

In this lesson, students examine the basic American principles of civil liberties within the context of World War II.

The Civil Rights Cases

This video from the series The Supreme Court details both the Court’s contribution to the end of Reconstruction and its first major dissent.

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Define and Classify the Powers Associated with Federalism

In this lesson, students watch video segments from the series The Supreme Court as they explore how the Supreme Court defined the balance of power under federalism.

The Dickerson Case

Against expectation, Justice William Rehnquist upholds the Miranda warnings in the case of Dickerson v. The United States in this video from the PBS series The Supreme Court.

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Early Civil Rights Cases Facing the Supreme Court

In this lesson, students analyze and compare important early Supreme Court decisions involving the Fourteenth Amendment, including Justice John Marshall Harlan’s dissent in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.

FDR and the Court

In this video from The Supreme Court, the Court reverses its practice of protectionism for big business to protect the worker.

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Gideon v. Wainwright

Learn how the case of Gideon v. Wainwright brought about sweeping change in the American justice system in this video segment from The Supreme Court.

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Griswold v. Connecticut

The “right to privacy” as a legal issue is the topic of this video segment from The Supreme Court.

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Having a Strong National Government

In this video from The Supreme Court, partisan politics influences the development of the United States as a young republic.

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Liberty of Contract

In this lesson, students examine how the Supreme Court applied the Fourteenth Amendment to questions involving the liberty of contract and protections for working people.

Marshall's View of Federalism

This video from The Supreme Court shows the evolution of John Marshall’s ideas on federalism.

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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

In this video, Supreme Court Justice John Marshal, in the case of McCulloch V. Maryland, ruled in favor of national sovereignty over states’ rights.

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Minersville School District v.Gobitis

In this lesson, students examine the Supreme Court’s evolution in its decisions to support individual liberties.

Minersville School District v. Gobitis

This segment from The Supreme Court presents the flag saluting case of Minersville v. Gobitis.

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Miranda v. Arizona

In this video from The Supreme Court, learn about the Court's sweeping decision in response to police brutality and terror tactics.

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A New Kind of Justice

Explore the creation, intention and language of the Fourteenth Amendment in this video from The Supreme Court.

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Nixon and the Court

In this video from the series The Supreme Court, President Nixon promises a return to conservatism, in part through Supreme Court appointments.

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Rehnquist’s Views on the Miranda Decision

This video from the series The Supreme Court presents Justice Rehnquist’s views on the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona.

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Roe v. Wade

In this video from The Supreme Court, learn about the Court's sweeping decision in response to police brutality and terror tactics.

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