Landmark Supreme Court Cases Civics & American History Review Activities

These Landmark Supreme Court Cases Civics & American History Review Activities include 4 review puzzles that reinforce vocabulary and key concepts related to the major Landmark Supreme Court Cases in American History. Review the concepts of due process, rule of law, the Supremacy Clause, and historic Supreme Court decisions like Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Tinker v. Des Moines, and more with these no-prep, print-and-goLandmark Supreme Court Cases review games. Perfect for test prep in your middle school Civics, American History, or American Government class! 

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 set of four Landmark Supreme Court Cases Civics & American History Review Activities include:

✯ Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions reviewing the details and historic impact of the following Landmark Supreme Court Cases: 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, and Bush v. Gore.

✯ A Multiple-Choice Maze Escape. Students navigate the maze of review questions by drawing a straight line through each correct answer. By the time they reach the finish, their line should pass through every box! Questions include vocabulary and key concepts related to landmark Supreme Court Cases.

Sample questions in the Maze Escape:

• “Separate but equal” segregated schools were ruled unconstitutional in this landmark Supreme Court case. (Brown v. Board)
• Police must read you your constitutional rights upon arrest, thanks to this Supreme Court case. (Miranda v. Arizona)
• In Gideon v. Wainwright, this constitutional right was denied Clarence Gideon. (The Right to Legal Counsel.)

✯ A Vocabulary Crossword with key words related to landmark Supreme Court Cases.

• Vocabulary includes: Fourteenth Amendment, First Amendment, Segregation, Supremacy Clause, Tinker v. Des Moines, Brown v. Board, Plessy v. Ferguson, and more!

✯ A Vocabulary Word Search with a word bank full of vocabulary terms.

• Sample words from the Word Bank: Supremacy Clause, Due Process, Rule of Law, Equality, and more!

✯ A Picture Match in which students match images to each of nine landmark Supreme Court decisions. 

• The decisions included in the Picture Match are: Marbury v. Madison, U.S. v. Nixon, In re Gault, Plessy v. Ferguson, Tinker v. Des Moines, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

✯ Answer Keys for each activity!

Use as station activities, test prep or review for the Civics EOC, homework, easy sub plans, or extra enrichment for early finishers! 

This resource is presented as a non-editable, printable PDF. It includes an answer key. A digital version is also available through TPT Easel! Easel Activities can be assigned directly to your Google Classroom, or you can generate a link to share with students via email or your LMS!

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