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How Courts Interpret Laws to Protect or Limit Rights
Explain the role of judicial review and how court rulings have both protected and limited individual rights throughout U.S. history.
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Constitutional Government and the Protection of Individual Rights
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Understand the structure of the federal government, the system of checks and balances, and how constitutional amendments and judicial actions expand and protect individual rights over time.
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SS.5.26West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All agesSequence the events that led to the formation of the state of West Virginia (e.g., timeline).
SS.5.27West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze the moral, ethical and legal tensions that led to the creation of the new state of West Virginia and how those tensions were resolved.