A Historic Supreme Court Decision

Goal: Research a landmark Supreme Court Case and create a presentation

Agenda: 
Journal
Finish DACA Documentary
RACE Response
Choose a Case
Read About It
Create Case Presentations

1. Journal 
What kinds of cases does the Supreme Court hear? Explain your answer.

2. Finish DACA Documentary
Last week we finished watching the background on the DACA Supreme Court Case. Today we will finish the last twenty minutes. Be prepared to cite evidence from the documentary in a written response.

3. RACE Response 
There is an assignment in Google Classroom called "RACE Response: Supreme Court Cases in Daily Life." This should be turned in by tomorrow. (For help, use your group slideshows and the article, "How Will the Justices Rule?" from last week)

4. Choose a Case 
Choose a case from this list of cases that you find interesting:

• Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857
• Issue: Does Congress have the constitutional power to prohibit slavery in free territories? Also, does the Constitution give African Americans the right to sue in federal court?
• Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 
• Issue: Do racially segregated public schools violate the Equal Protection Clause?
• Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
• Issue: Are police constitutionally required to inform people in custody of their rights to remain silent and to an attorney?
• Loving v. Virginia, 1967
• Issue: Did Virginia's law against interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
• Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969 
• Issue: Does the First Amendment prohibit public school officials from barring students' from wearing black armbands to symbolize anti-war political protest?
• Roe v. Wade, 1973
• Issue: Does the Constitution prohibit laws that severely restrict or deny a woman's access to abortion?
• Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015 
• Issue: Is same-sex marriage valid across all 50 states, or just in the 37 states that allow same-sex marriage? 
• Fisher v. University of Texas 
• Issue: Does the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permit the consideration of race in undergraduate admissions decisions?

5. Read About It 
Read the page linked above and Google other information about it. Some more helpful sites you can consider using are:

• USCourts.gov: See more detail on your case 
• Supremecourt.gov: See the actual opinions written by justices
• Oyez.org: Look up each case

6. Create a Case Presentation 

• There is a slide template in Google Classroom called "Landmark Supreme Court Case"
• Use the template to inform the class about the case you chose. 
• You are working independently.
• You will be presenting these out loud to the class on Friday.

Reminders: 

• Look at your grades in Powerschool and make sure everything is caught up.