23. Acting as a Supreme Court secretary/page (11/6-11/15)
Objective: I will be able to analyze the significance and outcomes of a Supreme Court case
Directions: You will pick a landmark Supreme Court case from the list on the back which you will create a presentation (Google, Prezi, Powtoons, Metaverse) that will cover the following (Both MUST be presented to the class):
Problems/causes that led to the case
The Constitutional question raised by the participants in the case
The Supreme Court’s majority decision and any minority opinion (In other words, the opinion that most of the judges had and the opinion the losing judges had. If all of the judges agreed, state that there was no minority opinion)
The significance and impact of the case (How did life in the US change as a result of this case)
Part I. Background
In your project, make sure you convey all of the following information about your case
Who was involved?
What happened?
Where and when did it occur?
How & why was it brought to the Supreme Court?
Part II. The Supreme Court
In your project, be sure to describe and explain all of the following information about your case and how it moved through the Supreme Court
What was the Constitutional issue addressed by the case?
What was the Supreme Court ruling regarding your case?
Include the main arguments for both sides of the case (what the arguments from both sides of the court case, not court vs popular opinion).
What was the court’s decision? If all of the judges agreed, state this. If some of the judges disagreed, what was their opinion?
Explain why this is a landmark case.
Grading:
The SEL Research and SEL Listening/Speaking rubric will be used to grade your handout.
This assignment will be worth a summative project grade.
PRESENTATIONS MUST BE EMAILED BEFORE CLASS PERIOD TO aparkinson@sau53.org
You must use your own words when creating this project. Cutting and pasting without quoting is considered plagiarism which will result in a 0% with no chance of makeup.
List of possible resources:
PBS Supreme Court Cases http://to.pbs.org/2y3WwlM
“Street Law Supreme Court Cases” http://bit.ly/1TzYnVG
Landmark Supreme Court Cases http://bit.ly/2wkEr2f
USCourts.Gov http://bit.ly/2wkEr2f
Cases to Choose From
Marbury v Madison 9. Mapp v Ohio 17. McCulloch v Maryland
Plessy v Ferguson 10. Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier 18. West Coast Hotel v Parrish
Brown v Board of Education 11. United States v Nixon 19. Adkins v. Children’s Hospital
Gideon v Wainwright 12. Bush v Gore 20. Schechter v. U.S.
New Jersey v TLO 13. Texas v Johnson 21. Bethel School Dist #43 v. Fraser
Miranda v Arizona 14. Dred Scott v Sanford 22. Engel v. Vitale
New York Times v. Sullivan 15. Roper v. Simmons 23. Cooper v. Aaron
Terry v. Ohio 16. Santa Fe Ind School Dist v. Doe 24. Zelma v. Simmons-Harris
OR, YOU MAY DO A DIFFERENT CASE, IF YOU GET APPROVAL AHEAD OF TIME. MUST BE SIGNED OFF OF BY PARKINSON
