ALEX Classroom Resources

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5 ) Explain key cases that helped shape the United States Supreme Court, including Marbury versus Madison, McCulloch versus Maryland, and Cherokee Nation versus Georgia. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.g., A.1.i.]

•  Explaining concepts of loose and strict interpretations of the Constitution of the United States

This video is from History.com and explains what happened in the 1803 United States court case between William Marbury and James Madison.  This video can be played before or during a lesson taught on key cases that helped shape the United States Supreme Court.  The video is 3 minutes and 23 seconds in length.