DVD
Publisher: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, 2006
Summary: U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O'Connor fielded questions in Washington Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 50 high school students from the Philadelphia and Los Angeles areas. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution. From WorldCat
Publisher: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, 2005
Summary: United States Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer talk about the Constitution with high school students and discuss why we have and need a constitution, what federalism is, how implicit and explicit rights are defined and how separation of powers ensures that no one branch of government obtains too much power. From WorldCat
The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court
Publisher: National Cable Satellite Corp., 2009
Summary: In this documentary, you hear directly from all 11 current and retired Supreme Court Justices about the role of the Court, its traditions, and history. Tour the building and see the grand public spaces of this historic building, including the Great Hall and Supreme Court Chamber, and spaces only accessible to the Justices and their staff, such as the Robing Room and the John Marshall dining Room. From WorldCat
Web-Based
Source: C-SPAN Video Library
Format: Video
Format: Video
Summary: A 1 hour, 20 minute video highlighting the Supreme Court case Arizona v. United States. This timely issue involving the immigration status and deportation of individuals in Arizona has been covered extensively in the news in recent months.
FDR and the Court-Packing Controversy
Source: The Supreme Court Historical Society
Format: Narrated slideshow
Summary: Describes former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's controversial proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from 9 to up to 15. Includes primary source images.
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances
Source: Houston Community College Learning Web
Format: Graphic
Summary: Helpful graphic displaying the roles and responsibilities of the Judicial branch in relation to the Executive and Legislative branches of U.S. government. Clearly lays out the actions that take place within the system of checks and balances.
FDR and the Court-Packing Controversy
Source: The Supreme Court Historical Society
Format: Narrated slideshow
Summary: Describes former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's controversial proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from 9 to up to 15. Includes primary source images.
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances
Source: Houston Community College Learning Web
Format: Graphic
Summary: Helpful graphic displaying the roles and responsibilities of the Judicial branch in relation to the Executive and Legislative branches of U.S. government. Clearly lays out the actions that take place within the system of checks and balances.
Source: C-SPAN Video Library
Format: Video
Format: Video
Summary: 1 hour, 26 minute video featuring interviews with current and retired Supreme Court justices. The video also details the history of the Court and displays footage of the interior of the Supreme Court building.
The Supreme Court
Source: C-SPAN, available on iTunes
Format: Podcast
Summary: These free podcasts are interviews with each of the current Supreme Court judges in addition to former judge Sandra Day O'Connor. Among many topics discussed, current Chief Justice John Roberts describes the history of the Supreme Court, including its establishment and how the modern court compares to the vision of the framers of the Constitution.
Supreme Podcast
Source: Supreme Podcast, available on iTunes
Format: Podcast
Format: Podcast
Summary: The Supreme Podcast is published weekly when the Court is in session. The contributors are lawyers and law students. This podcast is not affiliated with the United States government, but reviewers on the iTunes page concur that the podcast is informative and easy to understand.
United States Supreme Court
Source: Library of Congress prints and photographs online catalog
Format: Images
Summary: Gallery of historical portraits and photographs of Supreme Court justices as well as interior and exterior images of the Supreme Court building. Gallery also includes historical political cartoons about Supreme Court justices and decisions.
United States Supreme Court
Source: Library of Congress prints and photographs online catalog
Format: Images
Summary: Gallery of historical portraits and photographs of Supreme Court justices as well as interior and exterior images of the Supreme Court building. Gallery also includes historical political cartoons about Supreme Court justices and decisions.
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