Gov Final Essays
Two essays: responses should be 3
paragraphs each
Options : Choose 1 of 4
• Roe v Wade and Bakke v Univ. of CA-abortion
and affirmative action decisions in 1970s
• -explain background, ruling, and importance
to American society
• Agree / disagree w / rulings and why
• -Supreme Court does not always rule in a just
manner ex. Plessy v Ferguson (1896) and
Korematsu v U.S. (1944)-explain background,
ruling, and importance to American
society…how do those rulings reflect the
context of the time period the decisions were
given?
• SC decisions in Brown v Board of Education
and Obergefell v Hodges-show an activist
approach…explain why…what precedents did
they each overturn and why are they
important to American society?
• Mapp v Ohio and Miranda v Arizona SC
decisions that protected the rights of the
accused but remain controversial because
guilty people can go free based on procedural
issues / technicalities..explain background,
ruling and importance of cases…do you agree
or disagree with rulings and why?
Mandatory Question
• Which branch of government do you believe is
the most powerful? Why? Use specific
evidence / actual powers each branch has to
support your point of view