5. Case Studies

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This collection contains Level 3 Learning Objects, which are comprised of multiple files. IMS Packages for each case study are included if existing.

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  • Lonewolf_vs_Hichcock
    Summary: SCOTUS Files is based on moot court, a role play of a Supreme Court hearing. In this activity, students will assume a role and participate in a Supreme Court hearing. The cases selected for the SCOTUS Files are some of the most important in US history. The constitutional issues involved in these cases, and the subsequent decisions made by the Supreme Court, impacted nearly every aspect of US society.
    Course Name: U.S. History II
    Author's Affiliation: University of North Texas
    Date Created: 2008
    Size of Object: Level 0
  • Hetch Hetchy
    Summary: The Battle over Hetch Hetchy is to allow students to take an in-depth look at a controversial issue during the Progressive period. By exploring the case study, students will become familiar with progressive era politics and policies and the beginnings of the present day environmental movement. They will also see how city, state, and federal governments often conflict about what is in the best interest citizens. Students will begin to understand that all the individuals involved were Progressive Reformers—they all believed in reform but differed in their goals and objectives.
    Course Name: U.S. History II
    Author's Affiliation: University of North Texas
    Date Created: 2008
    Size of Object: Level 0
  • Brown vs. Board
    Summary: This is a case of U.S. Supreme Court which tells the story of Brown v. Board of Education and the history makers involved in the case. The 1954 United States Supreme Court decision in Oliver L. Brown et.al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka (KS) et.al. is among the most significant judicial turning points in the development of our country. Originally led by Charles H. Houston, and later Thurgood Marshall and a formidable legal team, it dismantled the legal basis for racial segregation in schools and other public facilities.
    Course Name: U.S. History II
    Author's Affiliation: University of North Texas
    Date Created: 2008
    Size of Object: Level 0
  • Atomic Bomb
    Summary: The purpose of The Atomic Bomb Exhibit: Fun at the Museum is for students to explore historical memory and its use by the general public. Specifically, students will learn about the controversy surrounding the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Japan in 1945 and how such a historical event can be used to achieve multiple purposes in the present.
    Author's Affiliation: University of North Texas
    Date Created: 2008
    Size of Object: Level 0

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