HERNANDEZ V. TEXAS (1954) FOR TEACHERS

• Lesson Plan
• The Winner Is (Bracket)
• Court Case Study Master [PDF]
• Mix and Match Cards
• Teacher Notes

RESOURCES

• The Handbook of Texas Online: Hernandez v. State of Texas
• The Handbook of Texas Online: Gustavo C. Garcia
• “Jury Bias Put to High Court,” by Sarah McClendon, San Antonio Light, Jan. 12, 1954. The only news story filed by a reporter who was present at the Supreme Court when Carlos Cadena and Gus Garcia argued the case.
• State Bar of Texas LRE Website
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Texas Citizen Bee

MULTIMEDIA

• PBS.org: “A Class Apart” video

Government Standards:

Govt.3B  The student is expected to examine the political boundaries to make inferences regarding the distribution of political power; and explain how political districts are crafted and how they are affected by Supreme Court decisions such as Baker v. Carr.

Govt.12E  The student  is expected to analyze  U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution in selected cases, including Engel v. Vitale, Schenck v. United States, Texas v. Johnson, Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright; Mapp v. Ohio, and Roe v. Wade.

Govt. 16B  The student is expected to evaluate a U.S. government policy or court decision that has affected a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the U.S. Supreme Court cases of Hernandez v. Texas and Grutter v. Bollinger.