2011 AP Government Supreme Court Case Research (Paper and PowerPoint are worth 25 points each)
For your case you need to write 4 paragraphs:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Tell the story of your case
Identify the Constitutional question
Summarize the opinion of the Court (Majority and dissenting)
Add your opinion—do you agree/disagree with the decision?
(25 points)
You also need a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation Slide 1-title, Slide 2-background, Slide 3- Constitutional
question, Slide 4-Opinion of the Court, Slide 5- your opinion. Add some clip art and animation
(25 points)
Robbie Bernstein
Haley Bodager
jeremy Childers
Wolfgang Clough
Clay Densmore
Sarah Diak
Erica Dotson
Lindsey Dotson
Gavin Haase
Madilyn Herrholtz
Caleb Hoard
Haley Jurick
Andrew Keats
Nick Lasko
Jillanne Mackey
Brett Malinowski
Gretchen Miller
Jacob Montgomery
Ashley Palmer
Bradley Pearlman
Rachelle Repinski
Kyle Roberts
Shayla Silveira
Erin St. John
Tim Stone
Cory Sutyak
Adam Sweeney
Shay Trotter
Garrison Varketta
Garry Zehe
Fullilove v Klutznik (1980)
Johnson v Santa Clara County Transportation Agency (1987)
Grutter v Bollinger (2003)
Metro Broadcasting Inc v FCC (1990)
Foley v Connelie (1978)
Cook v Gralike (2001)
Norman v Reed (2002)
California Democratic Party v Jones (2000)
Clark v Martinez (2005)
Fernandez-Vargas v Gonzales (2006)
Ash v Tyson Foods (2006)
Jones V RR Donnelley and Sons Co. (2004)
Hoffman Plastic Compounds Inc. v NLRB (2002)
League of Latin American Citizens v Perry (2006)
Bowers v Hardwick (1986)
Boy Scouts of America v Dale (2000)
NCAA v Smith (1999)
Lawrence v Texas (2003)
Desert Palace, Inc. v Costa (2003)
Pollard v DuPont (2001)
Pennsylvania State Police v Suders (2004)
Georgia v Ashcroft (2003)
Reno v Bossier Parish School Board (1999)
United States v Georgia (2005)
Schaffer v Weast (2005)
Miller-El v Dretke (2004)
Los Angeles County v. Rettele (2007)
Brigham City v. Stuart (2006)
Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)
Brendlin v. California (2006)
I recommend oyez.org or findlaw.com (Supreme Court center) or a Google search. (The years are when
the Supreme Court heard the case, the crimes were committed any time prior)