Street Law provides teaching materials on many of the Supreme Court cases and standards that appear in Maryland’s 8th grade, high school government, and high school United States history courses. Note: you will be prompted to create a Street Law store web account in order to download these free materials.
8th Grade United States History Resources:
Each case pack includes a case summary, glossary, three primary sources, an essential question, and a list of additional resource links.
- Marbury v Madison (1803) Middle School Case Pack
- McCulloch v Maryland (1819) Middle School Case Pack
- Worcester v Georgia (1832) Middle School Case Pack
- Dred Scott v Sandford (1857) Middle School Case Pack
- Ex parte Merryman (1861) Middle School Case Pack
- Plessy v Ferguson (1896) Middle School Case Pack
- Teacher Tips for Using Supreme Court Case Packs
High School Government Resources:
Cases assessed in the high school course:
- Marbury v. Madison (1803) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- Brown v. Board of Education (1954) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- Baker v. Carr (1962) in Street Law’s store
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) on Landmark Cases, case in Street Law’s store, or lesson activity in Street Law’s store
- Tinker v. Des Moines Board of Education (1969) on Landmark Cases, case in Street Law’s store, activity in Street Law’s store
- U.S. v. Nixon (1974) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- McDonald v. Chicago (2010) case in Street Law’s store, activity 1 in Street Law’s store, activity 2 in Street Law’s store
Are you an AP Government teacher? Find all 15 AP Government cases here.
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High School United States History Resources:
Cases in the high school course:
- Ozawa v. United States (1922) opinion available at Cornell’s Legal Information Institute
- United States v. Thind (1923) opinion available at Cornell’s Legal Information Institute
- Mendez v. Westminster (1947) opinion available at Justia
- Engel v. Vitale (1962) on Landmark Cases, case in Street Law’s store, or lesson activity in Street Law’s store
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS (1954) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) on Landmark Cases, case in Street Law’s store, or lesson activity in Street Law’s store
- Loving v. Virginia (1967) case details available on Oyez
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1971) case details available on Oyez
- Roe v. Wade (1973) on Landmark Cases or in Street Law’s store
- Milliken v. Bradley (1974) case details available on Oyez
- Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) case details available on Oyez
- U.S. v. Lopez (1995) in Street Law’s store
- DC v. Heller (2008) in Street Law’s store
- Citizens United v. FEC (2010) case in Street Law’s store or lesson activity in Street Law’s store
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Cases to support the LGBT standards update in the High School United States History State Framework:
- Obergefell v. Hodges and Consolidated Cases (2015) on Landmark Cases, and case summary.
- Bostock v. Clayton County, GA & Altitude Express v. Zarda (2020) case summary
- Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC and Aimee Stephens (2020) case summary
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