Thursday, March 6, 2014

Supreme Court Report

Reminder: all AP Exam orders are due by 12: 30 tomorrow!!  See the video on my AP webpage for details

FRQ Returned....

To Library to work on Supreme Court Report: 

  • You've been individually assigned a landmark Supreme Court Case
  • You'll need to create a presentation to give to your classmates to help them fill out their excel doc.
  • You'll need to include the following: 
    • Background of the Case
      • Events, lower court decisions
    • The Courts decision
      • Which "court" heard the case (ex: the Roberts Court)
      • Which Amendment & Specific right was addressed
      • What was the vote by the court? 
      • The rational used in the Majority Opinion
      • Anything notable about Minority Opinion
      • The immediate and long-term impact of the precedent
Work time includes today only.  Presentations are Friday, Monday & Tuesday.