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Resources for SS.7.C.3.12

Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens

Analyze the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court cases including, but not limited to, Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, in re Gault, Tinker v. Des Moines, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmier, United States v. Nixon, and Bush v. Gore.

Lesson Plan

SS.7.C.3.12 Lesson Plan: Landmark Supreme Court Cases.docx.pdf

Benchmark Content Resources for Teachers

Civics On Demand—An Introduction to Benchmark Based Content for Teachers

SS.7.C.3.12 Highlights: Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Civil Liberties.ppt
SS.7.C.3.12 Highlights: Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Civil Rights.ppt

Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Civics Assessment Items

Each benchmark assessment bank includes items aligned to low, moderate, and high complexity.

SS.7.C.3.12 Questions.docx
SS.7.C.3.12 Answers.xslx
SS.7.C.3.12 Questions and Answers with Explanations.docx
Escambia-FJCC Civics Review Site ItemsEscambia.pdf

Civics End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications from FLDOE

SS.7.C.3.12 Benchmark Specifications.pdf
SS.7.C.3.12 Item Specification Review.pdf

Additional Resources to Support this Benchmark

Courts in the Classroomhttp://www.courtsed.org/courts-in-the-classroom/
Landmark Cases of the Supreme Courthttp://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home
National Archiveshttp://www.archives.gov/
The Oyez Project
http://oyez.org
Sunnylands Civics Gameshttp://games.sunnylandsclassroom.org
iCivics CorrelationsThe “Supreme” in Supreme Decision Lesson Plan: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/supreme-supreme-decision
Brown v. Board of Education Mini-Lesson: https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/brown-v-board-education-1954
Gideon v. Wainwright Mini-Lesson: https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/gideon-v-wainwright-1963
Marbury v. Madison Mini-Lesson: https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/marbury-v-madison-1803
Miranda v. Arizona Mini-Lesson: https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/miranda-v-arizona-1966
Plessy v. Ferguson Mini-Lesson: https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/plessy-v-ferguson-1896
U.S. v. Nixon Mini-Lesson: https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/us-v-nixon-1974