SUPREME COURT PROJECT
Choose one of the following
landmark Supreme Court Cases.
BROWN vs. BOARD OF ED
PLESSY vs. FERGUSON
ROE vs. WADE
KOREMATSU vs. UNITED
STATES
GIDEON vs. WAINWRIGHT
MAPP vs. OHIO
TINKER vs. DES MOINE
REGENTS OF U. OF
CALIFORNIA vs. BAKKE
TEXAS vs. JOHNSON
ENGEL vs. VITALE
LAWRENCE vs. TEXAS
Directions: PART ONE: You
must draft a LEGAL BRIEF about the Supreme Court case that you selected that
follows the format you have been provided.
PART TWO: You must write an essay that discusses the Supreme Court and
how the institution functions. You must also write about the case that you
selected and how your case is related to a subsequent Supreme Court case. In
addition, you must write a connection that
explains how the outcome of your Supreme Court case impacted the United States
and also your life today.
1.
INTRODUCTION
·
What is
the Supreme Court? How does the court function?
·
How does
the Supreme Court select which cases that it will take?
·
What are
opinions? How are majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions different?
·
How many
members serve on the court? How many do we have in 2016? How will President Elect Donald Trump impact
the future makeup of the court?
·
What is YOUR Supreme Court case about? What is
the issue at stake in this case?
2.
CASE:
BRIEF
·
Complete
and attach the Case Brief for your Supreme Court Case within your essay.
·
Write the information in YOUR OWN words.
3.
PRECEDENT/CONNECTION
to another CASE
Many landmark cases serve as the precedent (the case that comes BEFORE)
to many subsequent (following) court cases. What was the ruling in your case?
How does your case connect to ANOTHER
Supreme Court Case? (ex: Plessy vs. Ferguson was overturned by the decision in
the Brown vs. Board case) Provide examples with evidence to explain the
connection.
4.
CONCLUSION
·
How does
the decision in your Supreme Court case impact our lives in America today?
·
What
would our society be like if the decision in your case never happened?
·
Is it
possible that your court case could be overturned by another decision?
·
How might
the Supreme Court change after the election of Donald Trump? What are some
upcoming cases that will be influenced by the president elect’s victory in the
2016 Election?
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SUGGESTED LINKS
SUPREME COURT BACKGROUND
SUPREME COURT CASES
CASE BRIEFS
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