The Supreme Court in American Political History

Annotated Bibliography/Resources

Annotated teacher bibliography

Abington School District v. Schempp et al. online@

http://www.tourolaw~edu/PATCH/Abington/

An account of the Schempp family's 1963 case against school prayer in eastern Pennsylvania.

"American Treasures of the Library of Congress" online @ http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr007.html

The Library of Congress has provided here a facsimile of the typed opinion of Brown with penciled corrections adding ''with all deliberate speed" plus a short article celebrating the anniversary of the decision.

Arlington Central School District Board of Education, Plaintiff v. Pearl Murphy et vir, online@ http://caselaw.lp.findJaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=OOO&invol=05-18

Pearl Murphy's 2006 case was on behalf of her son in regard to the IDEA and concerned payment for special services.

Ascik, Thomas R., "Congress and the Supreme Court: Court Jurisdiction and School Prayer," online @ http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegaIIssues/bg 123.cfm

This document from June 25, 1980 details the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in relation to voluntary prayer in schools.

Bradbury, Ray, Fahrenheit 451, Random House, New York, 1953

This iconoclastic novel accurately predicted many societal conditions which occurred in the following half century in a cautionary tale about personal freedom and the future of mankind.

Burley, Christopher, "Supreme Court to Review Americans with Disabilities Act," online @ http://www.bazelon.org/newsroom/archive/2003/11-12-03tenn_v_lane.htm

The State of Tennessee v. George Lane and Beverly Jones is described in this article.

Burt, Robert A. The Constitution in Conflict, Belknap Press, 1992

Burt's book offers many controversial views on past cases encouraging dialogue and further thought about the Constitution and how it works.

Cozzens, Lisa. "Brown v. Board of Education.'' African American History.

http://www.fledge.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html (25 May 1998).

This article and the one that follows offer insight into the case and the social climate of the time.

Cozzens, Lisa. "The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965." African American History. http://www.fledge.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65 (25 May 1998).

See above

"Early American Education and Horace Mann: An Integrated Unit of Study" online @

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/horace.html

This site offers a unit on Horace Mann with lessons and study guides.

Engel v. Vitale 370 U.S. 421 (1962) online@

http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/111/

This site offers the abstract in the case of an official, non-denominational school prayer established by the New York Board of Regents.

"The History of Education in America" @ http://www.cbesapeake.edu/Library/EDU_101/eduhist.asp

These lessons break down the history of American education into 4 time periods: Early, Colonial, 19^th century, and 20^th century.

Kluger, Richard, Simple Justice, Vintage Books, 1977

This exhaustive account of the African-American's struggles from his arrival in chains to his triumph in winning the right to equality in education is described in great detail in a readable and entertaining style.

Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925) online@

http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/305

A brief statement of the case and its conclusion can be found here.

Rehnquist, William H., The Supreme Court, Knopf, 2001

Justice Rehnquist's personal memoir is written for the ordinary citizen who wants a glimpse into the inner workings of The Supreme Court. Unencumbered by legal terms and lengthy descriptions with docket numbers, etc., Rehnquist's style is enjoyable and engaging for those not steeped in the legal profession.

School: The Story of American Education, online @

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/

The site outlines the PBS television series about education and offers information on how to obtain copies of the program

Truffaut, Francois, Fahrenheit 451, 1968, DVD version with extras on Universal Home Video, 2003

The film is offered in English or French with commentary by Julie Christie, and interview with Ray Bradbury and other extras discussing the music and filming of the story.

Vonnegut, Kurt, "Harrison Bergeron," McDougell Littell, The Language of Literature, Houghton Mifflin, 2002

This short story is included in the tenth grade level of the English textbook.

Wallace v. Jaffree 472 U.S. 38 (1985) online@ http://www.oyez.org/ovez/resource/case/428/

Another school prayer case, this time in Alabama.

Wellington, Harry H., Interpreting the Constitution, Yale University Press, 1992 This textbook is clear and concise in its intent to explain the Constitution.

Wikipedia online @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Beach

This encyclopedia offers commentary on Arnold's poem and other literature in which it has been used.

Reading list for students (3)

Bradbury, Ray, Fahrenheit 451, Random House, New York, 1953

This iconoclastic novel accurately predicted many societal conditions which occurred in the following half century in a cautionary tale about personal freedom and the future of mankind.

List of Materials for Classroom Use

The Constitution of the United States (decide how to procure and display this), Fahrenheit 451 books– class set, Fahrenheit 451 1966 film-DVD, DVD player and TV monitor, poster of the Fourteenth Amendment for display