Click the top buttons to watch a short video about each Supreme Court case. Then add the correct tiles to each space under each court case. Press the button to check your work. The game has two rounds with 5 court cases total
Courtrooms and Civic Action: Supreme Court Sorting Game
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Issue
Ruling
Issue
Ruling
Issue
Ruling
Lasting Impact
Constitutional Principle
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
Key People
Key People
Key People
Court upheld students’ right to free speech in schools, as long as it doesn’t disrupt learning.
Court upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws
Expanded free speech protections and youth participation in democracy
John Tinker
14th Amendment
Homer Plessy
African American students were denied entry to white public schools due to segregation laws.
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; sparked nationwide desegregation
Legalized racial segregation for over half a century until being overturned
Court ruled that segregation in public education was unconstitutional.
14 Amendment
Nonviolent Protesting: Inspired bus boycotts, marches, and sit-ins
Litigation: Early example of using the courts to challenge racial inequality.
Lobbying & Awareness: Encouraged youth activism and civic engagement movements.
A man of mixed race challenged Louisiana’s segregation laws after being arrested for sitting in a “whites only” railcar.
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Thurgood Marshall
1st Amendment
3/4
Next
Click the top buttons to watch a short video about each Supreme Court Case. Then add the correct tiles to each space under each court case. Press the button to check your work
Courtrooms and Civic Action: Supreme Court Sorting Game
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
Ruling
Issue
Ruling
Issue
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
Key People
Key People
Expanded protection for religious liberty and parental rights in education.
Court ruled Mexican Americans and other ethnic groups are protected under the 14th Amendment.
1st Amendment
A Mexican American man was convicted by an all-white jury and denied equal protection.
Litigation: LULAC and GI Forum supported the case.
Amish community leaders
Gus García and Carlos Cadena
Amendments: Reinforced the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.
Extended civil rights protections to all racial and ethnic groups.
14th Amendment
Amish parents refused to send their children to public high school, citing religious beliefs.
Court ruled compulsory education laws violated Amish religious freedom.
3/4
What's next?
I don't feel confident. I'm going to try it again.
I'm ready for the next callenge! Lets go back to the Era Page
Court ruled Mexican Americans and other ethnic groups are protected under the 14th Amendment.
Amish parents refused to send their children to public high school, citing religious beliefs.
A Mexican American man was convicted by an all-white jury and denied equal protection.
Court ruled compulsory education laws violated Amish religious freedom.
Expanded protection for religious liberty and parental rights in education.
1st Amendment
14th Amendment
Extended civil rights protections to all racial and ethnic groups.
Amish community leaders
Gus García and Carlos Cadena
Litigation: LULAC and GI Forum supported the case.
Amendments: Reinforced the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.
What's next?
I don't feel confident. I'm going to try it again.
I'm ready for the next callenge! Go to the next Sorting Game!
Court upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws
A man of mixed race challenged Louisiana’s segregation laws after being arrested for sitting in a “whites only” railcar.
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Court upheld students’ right to free speech in schools, as long as it doesn’t disrupt learning.
Court ruled that segregation in public education was unconstitutional.
African American students were denied entry to white public schools due to segregation laws.
14 Amendment
Legalized racial segregation for over half a century until being overturned
Expanded free speech protections and youth participation in democracy
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; sparked nationwide desegregation
1st Amendment
14th Amendment
Homer Plessy
Litigation: Early example of using the courts to challenge racial inequality.
John Tinker
Nonviolent Protesting: Inspired bus boycotts, marches, and sit-ins
Thurgood Marshall
Lobbying & Awareness: Encouraged youth activism and civic engagement movements.
Courtrooms and Civic Action: Supreme Court Sorting Game
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Click the top buttons to watch a short video about each Supreme Court case. Then add the correct tiles to each space under each court case. Press the button to check your work. The game has two rounds with 5 court cases total
Courtrooms and Civic Action: Supreme Court Sorting Game
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Issue
Ruling
Issue
Ruling
Issue
Ruling
Lasting Impact
Constitutional Principle
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
Key People
Key People
Key People
Court upheld students’ right to free speech in schools, as long as it doesn’t disrupt learning.
Court upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws
Expanded free speech protections and youth participation in democracy
John Tinker
14th Amendment
Homer Plessy
African American students were denied entry to white public schools due to segregation laws.
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; sparked nationwide desegregation
Legalized racial segregation for over half a century until being overturned
Court ruled that segregation in public education was unconstitutional.
14 Amendment
Nonviolent Protesting: Inspired bus boycotts, marches, and sit-ins
Litigation: Early example of using the courts to challenge racial inequality.
Lobbying & Awareness: Encouraged youth activism and civic engagement movements.
A man of mixed race challenged Louisiana’s segregation laws after being arrested for sitting in a “whites only” railcar.
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Thurgood Marshall
1st Amendment
3/4
Next
Click the top buttons to watch a short video about each Supreme Court Case. Then add the correct tiles to each space under each court case. Press the button to check your work
Courtrooms and Civic Action: Supreme Court Sorting Game
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
Ruling
Issue
Ruling
Issue
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Constitutional Principle
Lasting Impact
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
Key People
Key People
Expanded protection for religious liberty and parental rights in education.
Court ruled Mexican Americans and other ethnic groups are protected under the 14th Amendment.
1st Amendment
A Mexican American man was convicted by an all-white jury and denied equal protection.
Litigation: LULAC and GI Forum supported the case.
Amish community leaders
Gus García and Carlos Cadena
Amendments: Reinforced the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.
Extended civil rights protections to all racial and ethnic groups.
14th Amendment
Amish parents refused to send their children to public high school, citing religious beliefs.
Court ruled compulsory education laws violated Amish religious freedom.
3/4
What's next?
I don't feel confident. I'm going to try it again.
I'm ready for the next callenge! Lets go back to the Era Page
Court ruled Mexican Americans and other ethnic groups are protected under the 14th Amendment.
Amish parents refused to send their children to public high school, citing religious beliefs.
A Mexican American man was convicted by an all-white jury and denied equal protection.
Court ruled compulsory education laws violated Amish religious freedom.
Expanded protection for religious liberty and parental rights in education.
1st Amendment
14th Amendment
Extended civil rights protections to all racial and ethnic groups.
Amish community leaders
Gus García and Carlos Cadena
Litigation: LULAC and GI Forum supported the case.
Amendments: Reinforced the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.
What's next?
I don't feel confident. I'm going to try it again.
I'm ready for the next callenge! Go to the next Sorting Game!
Court upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws
A man of mixed race challenged Louisiana’s segregation laws after being arrested for sitting in a “whites only” railcar.
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
Court upheld students’ right to free speech in schools, as long as it doesn’t disrupt learning.
Court ruled that segregation in public education was unconstitutional.
African American students were denied entry to white public schools due to segregation laws.
14 Amendment
Legalized racial segregation for over half a century until being overturned
Expanded free speech protections and youth participation in democracy
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; sparked nationwide desegregation
1st Amendment
14th Amendment
Homer Plessy
Litigation: Early example of using the courts to challenge racial inequality.
John Tinker
Nonviolent Protesting: Inspired bus boycotts, marches, and sit-ins
Thurgood Marshall
Lobbying & Awareness: Encouraged youth activism and civic engagement movements.