Landmark Supreme Court Case
Billboard Project
Task:
You are going to make a ‘billboard’ for an assigned Supreme Court Case that we’ll post in the hallway for
your classmates to use as a reference.
Process:
1) Choose a person to work with, JUST ONE.
2) See me about your case assignment
3) Get a medium size piece of paper – 24” long (approximately)
4) Go to the appropriate database to research and get the details for the project
5) Create the billboard
6) Hang it up in the hallway (designated area)
Product:
Background of the case
history / significance
(3 – 5 Bullet Points)
Supreme Court’s Decision on the
case (vote percentage/ Chief
Justice’s vote / dissenting
opinion)
Rubric:
Constitutional Issue that is
being decided upon
(Amendment(s) / Article / Etc.)
CASE and
YEAR
Picture / Graph / Graphic /
Illustration / Cartoon / ETC.
Component
Background: Major Details, Complete, Important Persons
Constitutional Issue: Main Amendment / Article / Law
S.C. Decision: Major Details, Complete, Important Persons
Illustration: Topic Appropriate
Workmanship: Looks sharp, neat, professional looking
Points
20
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Points will be
deducted for
missing or
incomplete
information.
Cases:
Roe v Wade
Texas v Johnson
Marbury v Madison
Miranda v Arizona
Tinker v Des Moines
Regents of U of Calf. v Bakke
Plessy v Ferguson
New Jersey v T.L.O.
Brown v B of Ed. Topeka
Helpful Resources
1) Textbook
4) Reference Books in Media Center
2) Streetlaw.org
5) Digitalhistory.uh.edu
3) pbs.org (Search Supreme Court)
6) Constitutionfacts.com
Korematsu v United States
Mapp v Ohio
Cruzan v Missouri Dept. of Health
Gregg v Georgia
Heart of Atlanta Motel v U.S.
Engle v Vitale
Minersville School District v Gobitis
Snyder v Phelp