Documentaries on Key Supreme Court Cases (22-35 minutes each)

Key Constitutional Concepts  
     
     • Creating a Constitution
     • One Person Changes the Constitution: The Right to Counsel –Gideon v. Wainwright*
     • Checks and Balances: Presidential Power – Youngstown v. Sawyer* 

One Person, One Vote: Baker v. Carr* and Reynolds v. Sims* (New for 2009)

An Independent Judiciary: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia* and Cooper v. Aaron* (New for 2009)

Korematsu and Civil Liberties – Korematsu v. United States* (New for 2009)

Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause – Yick Wo v. Hopkins* (New for 2009)

Mini Documentaries (3-5 minutes each) (New for 2009)

     • The English History of Juries 
     • The American History of Juries
     • Qualifications and Types of Juries
     • What to Expect as a Juror 
     • How a Trial Works 
     • Understanding the Language of a Trial 
     • A Word from the Judge 
     • A Word from the Defense 
     • A Word from the Prosecution 
     • Grand Juries
     • The Value of Service

  Conversations on the Constitution with Supreme Court Justices

Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy: Freedom of Speech - Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District*, Morse v. Frederick  (New for 2009)

Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy: Jury Service (New for 2009)

*Cases aligned with state standards