An Independent Judiciary: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Cooper v. Aaron

Grade

9-12

Lesson Duration

From Annenberg Classroom

This documentary (34 minutes) about the importance of an independent judiciary features Justice Stephen G. Breyer and chronicles Cherokee Nation v. Georgia(1831) and Cooper v. Aaron (1958).

tag: judicial review, American Indian, Native American

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https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/independent-judiciary-cherokee-nation-v-georgia-cooper-v-aaron/

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An Independent Judiciary: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Cooper v. Aaron

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