Landmark Supreme Court Cases Review Bundle for Civics & American History

This Landmark Supreme Court Cases Review Bundle for Civics & American History contains 32 task cards and 4 review puzzles reinforcing the key concepts and vocabulary related to the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped American history! 

What was the impact of Brown v. Board of Education? How does Tinker v. Des Moines protect the First Amendment rights of students nationwide? How did Marbury v. Madison establish the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review? 

This review bundle is perfect for middle or high school Civics, American Government, and American History students. Use these activities as test prep, review for the Civics EOC, as easy sub plans, or as station activities for your Judicial Branch, Bill of Rights, or Landmark Supreme Court Cases unit review!

Aligned to the following Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics (and easily applicable to other states, as well):

• SS.7.CG.3.11: Analyze the effects of landmark Supreme Court decisions on law, liberty and the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.

This Landmark Supreme Court Cases Review Bundle for Civics & American History includes:

✯ Landmark Supreme Court Cases Civics & American History Review Activities. This activity set includes a multiple-choice maze for test prep, vocabularycrossword and word search and picture match, where students analyze images and match them to nine historic Supreme Court cases! 

✯ Civics Task Cards: Landmark Supreme Court Cases Review for American History. This set of 32 task cards test students’ comprehension of the vocabulary, key concepts, and historic impact of several major landmark Supreme Court cases. Use in a class-wide game of Scoot!, or post around your room in a gallery walk! 

• Supreme Court cases included:
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • McCulloch v. Maryland
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford
  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Gideon v. Wainwright
  • Miranda v. Arizona
  • In re Gault
  • United States v. Nixon
  • Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
  • Bush v. Gore.

Sample Questions:

• This landmark Supreme Court case established that Congress does not have the power to make laws that override the Constitution of the United States. (McCulloch v. Maryland)
• This Supreme Court decision, which allowed students to wear armbands in a peaceful protest demonstration, established that students “do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates.” (Tinker v. Des Moines)
• The ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford played a crucial role in the conflict leading up to this war, which broke out four years later. (The Civil War)

The resources in this bundle are presented as non-editable, printable PDFs. The digital version of these resources are offered through TPT Easel. TPT Easel assessments can be assigned directly to your Google Classroom, or shared with students on your preferred LMS with a URL!

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