Topic: Key Supreme Court Decisions
Subject: Social Studies
Course: Civics
Grade Level: 7
Standard: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government
Benchmark: SS.7.C.3.12: 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.
Topic (Keywords): rule of law, equal application of the law, judicial review, precedent, Supreme Court Decisions
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond instruction to the standard.
4.0
The student will:
 Be able to analyze court cases in the news today and relate them to one of the cases studied during the unit. In doing so, they will
compare and contrast the cases and explain how the older court case set a precedent which will be used in decided the current
case.
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Be able to trace the impact and precedents set fourth in various Supreme Court decisions.
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 4.0 content
3.5 In addition to score 3.0 performance, in-depth inferences and applications with partial success
3.0
The student will:
 Be able to explain the impact of the case of the United States v Nixon as it relates to the rule of law.
 Be able to describe the historical significance of the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona as it
relates to individual rights found in the US Constitution.
 Be able to describe the historical significance of the cases of Gideon v. Wainwrigt, in re Gault, Tinker v. Des Moines and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmier
as they relate to current day America.
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 3.0 content (simple or complex)
2.5 No major errors or omissions regarding 2.0 content and partial knowledge of the 3.0 content
The student can recognize key Supreme Court Cases and describes the basics of each case. In addition, students can define specific
terminology related to American Law.
2.0
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Marbury v. Madison (review)
United States v. Nixon (review)
Bush v. Gore (review)
Miranda v. Arizona (review)
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
in re Gault
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmier
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Defendant
Plaintiff
Precedent
Judicial Review
Rule of Law
No major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas
and processes
1.5 Partial knowledge of the score 2.0 content, but major errors or omissions regarding score 3.0 content
1.0
With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and some of the more complex ideas and processes.
0.5 With help, a partial understanding of the score 2.0 content, but not the score 3.0 content
0.0
Even with help, no understanding or skill demonstrated
Scale Template – Revised 5/30/12
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