Bundle of 16 - Landmark Supreme Court Cases - High School Curriculum

This is a bundle of 16 highly animated, power point presentations on Landmark Supreme Court Cases targeted to the High School Curriculum. All 16 presentations together number 278 slides. Each of the presentation slides are editable so you can change them to fit your individual needs.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases are those cases whose rulings have had far reaching impact on citizen rights in the United States. There are literally hundreds of such cases in the past and will continue to be added.

This bundle satisfies Florida Benchmark SS.912.C.3.10: Analyze the significance and outcomes of Landmark Supreme Court Cases.

Marbury v. Madison, 1803...establishes the principle of Judicial review.

Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824...established Federal Government's power to regulate Interstate Commerce.

Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857...defined the right of citizen/slaves.

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896...established "separate but equal" protection under the law.

Brown v. Board of Education, 1954...overturned Plessy v. Ferguson "separate but equal".

Mapp v. Ohio, 1961... defines due process, illegal search and seizure based on the 4th Amendment

Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963...establishes the right to have legal counsel.

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966...establishes “Due Process” for the rights of the accused.

In re Gault v. United States, 1967... establishes “Due Process” for juveniles.

Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969...defines "free speech" and 1st Amendment rights.

Roe v. Wade, 1973...due process clause extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion.

United States v. Nixon, 1974...Rule of Law: the President is not above the law.

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 1988...defines the rights of "free speech for students."

Texas v. Johnson, 1989...defines the right to burn the American Flag based on the 1st Amendment.

Bush v. Gore, 2000...defines equal protection as it relates to voting rights.

District of Columbia v. Heller, 2008...affirms the right to bear arms for citizens.

Power point presentation #1 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Marbury v. Madison contains 12 slides and covers the following:

Marbury v. Madison (2)

Diagram of the Case

The Two Sides of the Issue

The Decision of the Supreme Court

The Opinion of the Chief Justice

Arguments of the Case

John Marshall Quote in Ruling

The Impact of the Decision

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Power point presentation #2 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Gibbons v. Ogden contains 10 slides and covers the following:

Case Map

Gibbons v. Ogden

The Two Sides of the Issue

The Decision of the Supreme Court

The Opinion of the Chief Justice

The Impact of the Decision

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

End of Presentation

Power point presentation #3 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Dred Scott v. Sanford contains 15 slides and covers the following:

Who was Dred Scott?

Events Affecting Dred Scott’s fate

Timeline of Events

The Two Sides of the Issue

The Decision of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court also Ruled

The Missouri Compromise

Missouri Compromise Map

The Spread of Slavery in the United States

The Impact of the Decision

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Power point presentation #4 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Plessy v. Ferguson contains 12 slides and covers the following:

Who is Homer Plessy?

The “one drop” rule

Events Leading up to the Lawsuit

Events Leading up to the Lawsuit (cont)

Jim Crow Laws

The Constitutional Issue

Decision of the Supreme Court

Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

What if Racial Segregation Never Ended?

Power point presentation #5 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Brown v. Board of Education contains 15 slides and covers the following:

Who are the Browns?

The Local Parents

Events Leading up to the Lawsuit

Events Leading up to the Lawsuit (cont)

School Segregation Map

Events Leading up to the Lawsuit (cont)

The District Court Ruling

The Supreme Court Review

The Opinions of the Court

Decision of the Supreme Court

Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Power point presentation #6 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Mapp v. Ohio contains 14 slides and covers the following:

Background

Circumstances of the Case

Forcible Entry

Arrest

Two Sides of the Issue

Amendment IV

The Exclusionary Rule

Supreme Court Decision

Impact of the Ruling

“Due Process” Defined

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Due Process

Power point presentation #7 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Gideon v. Wainwright contains 14 slides and covers the following:

The Arrest of Clarence Gideon

Gideon’s Court Appearance

Gideon’s Time in Prison

Prison Correspondence

The Decision of the Supreme Court

The Opinions of the Court

Impact of the Courts Decision

Impact of the Courts Decision

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Bobby Kennedy Quote

Gideon’s Headstone

Power point presentation #8 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Miranda v. State of Arizona contains 19 slides and covers the following:

Who Was Ernesto Miranda (3)

Impending Attack

Testimony of the Victim

Mistaken Identity

Miranda’s Arrest

Written Confession

Lower Court Trial & Sentencing

Appeal to the Supreme Court

The Issue with the 5th Amendment

The Supreme Court's Ruling

Impact of the Court's Ruling

The Court’s Opinion

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

The Miranda Warning

End of Presentation

Power point presentation #9 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - In re Gault v. United States contains 20 slides and covers the following:

Background

Gault’s Story

Judge McGhee

Sentencing

Additional Facts

No Appeal

McGhee’s Statements

Arizona Law

McGhee’s Rulings (2)

Basis of Court Appeal (2)

Supreme Court Decision

Majority Opinion

Dissenting Opinions

Significance of the Ruling

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

American Juvenile Justice

Power point presentation #10 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Tinker v. Des Moines contains 13 slides and covers the following:

Tinker v. Des Moines Map

Who Were the Tinkers?

School Policy

Lost in the District Court

Lost in the Court of Appeals

Two Sides of the Argument

The Supreme Court Ruling (2)

End of Presentation

Power point presentation #11 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Roe v. Wade contains 46 slides and covers the following:

Roe v. Wade

Viability

Meet “Jane Roe”

Lawsuit Filed

District Court Ruling

The Case Goes to the Supreme Court

Court Transition

First Round

Case Reargued

Second Round

Supreme Court Ruling

Right to Privacy

Competing Interests

Fetal Right to Life

Trimester Issue: Viability

Trimester Issue: Legislative

Justiciability: Standing

Justiciability: Mootness

Dissents: White (3)

Dissents: Rehnquist (2)

Life: at Conception

Life: After Viability

Supporting Woman’s Rights

Avoiding the Risk

Opposition Grows

State Reactions (2)

Notable Reactions

Harry Blackmun

Stevens & Ginsburg

Eroding Support (2)

Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act

Rulings Impact (2)

Norma McCorvey (2)

State Trigger Laws

Did the Court Get it Right?

Meet Jane Roe

Power point presentation #12 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - United States v. Nixon contains 16 slides and covers the following:

The Case

The Watergate Scandal

The Watergate Investigation

Release of the Tapes

Nixon’s Argument

The Supreme Court’s Ruling

The Supreme Court’s Ruling

Opinions of the Court

Impact of the Case

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Newspaper Montage

Resignation Letter

Power point presentation #13 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier contains 16 slides and covers the following:

The Case

Two Objections

Issue #1

Issue #2

Lawsuit Filed

District Court Ruling

Court of Appeals Ruling

Supreme Court Ruing

Opinions of the Court (2)

Impact of the Case (2)

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

End of Presentation

Power point presentation #14 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Texas v. Johnson contains 12 slides and covers the following:

Background of the Case

Burning the Flag

Arrest & Conviction

Two Sides of the Issue

Argument

Argument

Supreme Court Decision

Supreme Court Decision

Significance of the Ruling

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Power point presentation #15 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - Bush v. Gore 29 contains slides and covers the following:

Issues of the 2000 Presidential Election (7)

Map of Initial Election Results

Map of Alleged Voting Irregularities

Issues of the 2000 Presidential Election (2)

Two Sides of the Issue (2)

Rapid Developments

Court Issues to Be Resolved

“Stay” of the FL Recount

Writ of Certiorari

The Supreme Court’s Ruling (4)

Justice Scalia Opinion

Dissenting Opinions

Impact of the Case

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

Final Tally

End of Presentation

Power point presentation #16 is entitled, Landmark Supreme Court Case - District of Columbia v. Heller contains 15 slides and covers the following:

D. C. Handgun Laws

Heller’s Complaint

Court Procedures

The Issue in Question

The Second Amendment

The Supreme Court’s Ruling

The Supreme Court’s Ruling (cont)

Justice Scalia’s Opinion

Dissenting Opinion: Stevens

Dissenting Opinion: Breyer

Impact of the Case

Did the Supreme Court Get it Right?

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