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SCOTUS Freedom of Association: NAACP v. Alabama

Persistent Issue:
What actions are justified in the interest of the welfare or security of the community?
Central Question:
When would the government be justified in demanding membership lists from an organization?
Topic:
Civil Rights
Course:
Government
Strategy:
Response Groups
Lessons in this unit:
  1. SCOTUS Freedom of Association: NAACP v. Alabama

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12th grade US government

Standard #13. Evaluate constitutional provisions of the judicial branch of government of the United States, including checks by the judicial branch on other branches of government, limits on judicial power, and the process by which cases are argued before the United States Supreme Court.

  • Explaining the structure and jurisdiction of court systems of the United States, including lower courts and appellate courts•Identifying the impact of landmark United States Supreme Court cases on constitutional interpretation
    • Examples:Marbury versus Madison, Miranda versus Arizona, Tinker versus Des Moines, Gideon versus Wainwright, Reno versus American Civil Liberties Union, United States versus Nixon, McCulloch versus Maryland, Wallace versus Jaffree, Wyatt versus Stickney, Powell versus Alabama
  • Describing the shifting political balance of the court system, including the appointment process, the ideology of justices, influences on court decisions regarding executive and legislative opinion, public opinion, and the desire for impartiality
  • Contrasting strict and loose constructionist views of the Constitution of the United States

Standard #14. Describe the role of citizens in American democracy, including the meaning, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship; due process and other rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States; and participation in the election process.

  • Explaining how the balance between individual versus majority rule and state versus national authority is essential to the functioning of the American democratic societyExamples:majority rule and minority rights, liberty and equality, state and national authority in a federal system, civil disobedience and rule of law, freedom of the press, right to a fair trial, relationship of religion and government.