Hi 8th grade...just think 9 months from today is Christmas Day!
Today, we are going to take what we learned about the Supreme Court and look at some of the famous cases they have heard. This is going to turn into an individual multi-day project where you are going to research and ultimately present on a famous case...are you excited yet?!
TODAY'S GOAL: Find & Research your court case!
If you have any questions, e-mail me!
Today, we are going to take what we learned about the Supreme Court and look at some of the famous cases they have heard. This is going to turn into an individual multi-day project where you are going to research and ultimately present on a famous case...are you excited yet?!
TODAY'S GOAL: Find & Research your court case!
- Below you will find which case you will be researching.
- Even though there are 2 names next to each case, you are working alone!
- In your notebooks, research the case.
- Write down the 5 W's with enough detail to eventually write a paper.
- Why was your case tried in the highest US court and not a lower one?
- How is your case historically significant?
- Keep all this information for Part 2 tomorrow.
- I am going to split you up alphabetically.
- Xiomara & Daniel (Marbury vs. Madison)
- Abraham & Salma (Dredd Scott vs Sanford)
- Emmanuel & Hector (Plessy vs. Ferguson)
- Itzel & Mauricio (Brown vs. Board of Education)
- Valeria & D'Amari (Miranda vs. Arizona)
- Darlin & Jackie (United States vs. Nixon)
- Santiago & Aaron (Bush vs. Gore)
- Dahlia & Ireland (Lee vs. Weisman)
- Stefanie & Kythzia (Van Order vs. Perry)
If you have any questions, e-mail me!