U.S. Supreme Court
Case Analysis
Overview
Analyze important concepts in constitutional
law as they relate to decisions of the Supreme
Court.
Group Activity
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Choose a partner.
Select a Supreme Court case.
Create a PowerPoint presentation.
Present to class.
PowerPoint Slides
TITLE OF THE CASE
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Defending Attorney, Prosecuting Attorney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Summarize the facts and relate to constitutional law, which Amendments are involved?
QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED
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Write (2) questions
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ARGUMENTS
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List arguments from both sides
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DECISION
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Identify major points in Majority Decision
Identify major points Dissenting Opinion
CONCLUSION
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Clearly state and explain your own opinion about the decision
Evaluate the impact of different ideological and political perspectives on the majority decision
REFERENCES
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MLA or APA format
Individual Activity
List the names of the current Supreme Court Justices.
Next to the name of each current justice, write the President
who appointed him or her.
Write a brief profile of a current Supreme Court Justice.
(Must be a different Justice from your partner.)
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In your opinion, does the Justice bring a conservative or liberal
perspective to the Court? Explain and support your response.
Sources
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http://www.oyez.org/
http://www.landmarkcases.org/
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
http://www.uscourts.gov/
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/supreme_court/
supreme_court.cfm