U.S. Supreme Court

Use this interactive game to help students understand the differences between state and federal court systems and identify which cases each court handles (USA: iCivics 2021).

The article explains the Olmstead v. United States wiretapping case decided by the Supreme Court in 1928, one of the first key cases in which the Court attempted to interpret the scope of the Fourth Amendment (2022).

Justice Breyer speaks with students about the US Courts and Constitution (USA: United Nations International School 2021).

The website explains ways to use he New York Times and additional resources from around the Web to address nine key questions about the Supreme Court with students (2014).

Students learn how the U.S. came to have a dual court system and explore how the state and federal levels of that system work. Students explore jurisdiction, trial and appellate courts, and how judges are selected (USA: iCivics 2022).

As multimedia archive, the site ʺaims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.ʺ (USA: The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent 2015-20)

This lesson teaches the fundamentals of Supreme Court Justice nominations and helps students understand the politics behind the nominations (USA: iCivics 2018).

PBS-Video on trial courts, district courts, appeals courts, circuit courts, state supreme courts, and the one at the top - the U.S. Supreme Court (USA 2017-21).

Stephen Smith explores the flamboyant Baroque court of the Sun King - Louis XIV. (BBC 2021).