Legends of the Law

For the Teacher

Hello!

Thanks for reading my blog and downloading this game! I created this review game to help my students review important cases for our Missouri Government End of Course Exam. I suggest printing this presentation 4 slides per sheet and using cardstock or heavy printer/copier paper. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at bethany@usingeducationaltechnology.com or on Twitter @Bethany_Petty. Please feel free to use this game in your classroom, but remember to give credit where credit is due!

Bethany Petty

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Directions

• Form students into groups of 3
• Student 1 will say the clues listed to Student 2. If Student 2 identifies the case correctly after hearing only the 1st clue, they earn 5 points. If they need the second clue, they earn 3 point. Student 3 will be referee, ensuring that procedures are followed by Students 1 and 2. After time is called by the teacher, student switch roles and play another round.
• Shuffle cards and play as many rounds as time allows.
• Award winners with XP, bonus points, etc.

Marbury v Madison

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Clues

• Dealt with whether or not the Supreme Court could issue writs of mandamus directly (5 points)
• Established Judicial Review (3 points)

McCulloch v Maryland

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Clues

• This case established the implied powers of Congress (5 points)
• Dealt with the authority of Congress to create a bank (3 points)

Bethel

v

Fraser

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Clues

• This case dealt with the constitutionality of limiting students’ rights to speak freely in public schools (5 points)
• The 1st Amendment does not protect lewd or indecent speech in schools (3 points)

Baker

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Carr

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Clues

• This case dealt established the “one person, one vote” principle (5 points)
• Required Tennessee to redraw their district lines to be as equal in population as possible (3 points)

Brown

v

Board of Education

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Clues

• The decision of this case overturned the Separate but Equal principle (5 points)
• The decision of this case prompted the beginning of school desegregation (3 points)

Dred Scott

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Sanford

Clues

• This case declared that slaves are property & cannot sue in federal court (5 points)
• This case centered around an African American male suing for his freedom in Missouri (3 points)

Engel

v

Vitale

Clues

• This case focused on the constitutionality of prayer in public schools (5 points)
• In this case, students were required to say a state-created prayer in a public school (3 points)

Gibbons

V

Ogden

Clues

• This case dealt with the supremacy of national law over state law and federalism, when determining who can control interstate waters (5 points)
• This case emphasized the authority of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce (3 points)

Hazelwood

V

Kuhlmeier

Clues

• This case dealt with the authority of school officials to censor student work (5 points)
• The Supreme Court said that student freedom of the press does not extend into public schools (3 points)

Mapp

V

Ohio

Clues

• This case dealt with whether or not evidence obtained outside the boundaries of a search warrant could be used in court (5 points)
• The decision of this case focused on the extent to which the 4th Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures could be used (3 points)

Miranda

V

Arizona

Clues

• If you are not made aware of your rights and sign a confession, can your confession be used as evidence against you? (5 points)
• An individual was arrested and charged with kidnapping and rape. After being questioned by police, he signed a written confession of the crime (3 points)

Endo

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United States

Clues

• Dealt with the constitutionality of detaining loyal, law-abiding Americans based on their race/ethnicity. Supreme Court said NO! (5 points)
• Decided in the same year as Korematsu v United States (3 points)

Weeks

V

United States

Clues

• This case dealt with the constitutionality of seizing information from an individual’s home without a search warrant (5 points)
• The information that was seized from the citizen’s home included information about transportation of lottery tickets; the Court ruled in favor of the citizen(3 points)

Korematsu

V

United States

Clues

• Dealt with whether or not Executive Order 9066 was constitutional (5 points)
• The Court ruled that Executive Order 9066 was constitutional because it was used to protect American citizens (3 points)

Morse

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Frederick

Clues

• Student right to free speech does not extend to promoting the use of illegal substances (5 points)
• Students can be punished if they promote, even cryptically, the use of drugs (3 points)

New Jersey

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TLO

Clues

• The Constitutional issue focused around the 4th Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures at school (5 points)
• Students can be searched by school administrators if they have reason to believe that the student is in possession of illegal substances (3 points)

Plessy

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Ferguson

Clues

• This case tested the constitutionality of laws separating individuals based on race (5 points)
• This case established the “Separate but Equal” policy that was eventually overturned by the Brown v Board of Education case (3 points)

Powell

V

Alabama

Clues

• Individuals in this case were denied due process because they were unable to consult with their lawyers (5 points)
• The “Scottsboro Boys” were denied a fair trial and their conviction was overturned (3 points)

Roe

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Wade

Clues

• Can states prevent women from seeking an abortion? (5 points)
• Legalized abortion in the United States (3 points)

Tinker

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Des Moines

Clues

• Constitutional issue: do students have the right to peacefully protest in public schools? (5 points)
• Students can peacefully protest in school as long as their protest doesn’t disrupt the learning environment (3 points)

University of California

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Bakke

Clues

• Dealt with the constitutionality of using race as a criteria in college admissions (5 points)
• Universities cannot discriminate against qualified candidates based on race (3 points)

Wallace

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Jaffree

Clues

• Dealt with the constitutionality of requiring prayer/meditation at a public school (5 points)
• The Alabama law that required a moment of prayer or meditation was unconstitutional because it showed a government bias toward religion (3 points)