Describes the historical context of the 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Vernonia School District in Oregon verses seventh-grader James Acton which focused on the school's policy of testing student athletes for illegal drug use.
Examines the 1964 Supreme Court First Amendment case between the New York Times and Montgomery, Alabama commissioner L.B. Sullivan over an advertisement the Times ran protesting mistreatment of African-American students and the arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Montgomery.
Examines the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland whereby James McCulloch, manager of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, refused to pay the tax that the state of Maryland had levied on the bank's currency.
Examines the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia in which the United States Supreme Court declared Virginia's anti-miscegenation statute unconstitutional.
Describes the historical context of the 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case involving Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu and the United States that allowed the removal and imprisonment of Korematsu and other Japanese-Americans because of military necessity.
Provides comprehensive information on President Lyndon B. Johnson; places him within his historical and cultural context; and explores the formative events of his times and how he responded.
Examines the impact of religion on civilizations in the Western Hemisphere, discussing the beliefs of various Native American tribes and the spread of Christianity over time.
Discusses the causes and tragic effects of chemical waste pollution, efforts to reverse existing and prevent future damage, laws regulating the disposal of toxic wastes, and how to get involved in the fight against pollution.
Examines the digestive and excretory systems of the body and describes how food is broken down into molecules of nutrients that provide energy for the body and how the excretory system filters the blood and regulates the amount of salt and water in the body.
