Election Project

Due Monday: Dec 12

Research one of the following electons: 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000

You must include all of the following:
1. the candidates (including 3rd party participants)
2. major issues presented by each party
3. total voter turnout
4. electoral college returns and their significance
5. economic conditions and the influence they had on the election
6. results of the congressional election
7. major legislation proposed by the presidential winner in the 1st hundred days

be prepared to present

should be typed

Extra Credit: create a campaign poster for a candidate running in your election

Student Assignments:


CA - 84 RA - 88 EA - 00 PA - 80 SB - 84 DB - 88 CB - 92 MB - 80 Crystal - 84
TC - 92 MC - 80 MC- 92 JF - 84 JG - 96 RH - 96 SH - 88 MH - 96 DH - 92 KK - 96
BK - 80 KL - 84 EM - 00 VM - 84 NN - 88 DN - 88 CO - 92 CJO - 84 PP - 80 PAT - 84
LR- 00 CR - 92 RR - 88 RS - 96 BS - 92 MV - 98 AV - 92 LV - 00 AV - 00 SV - 96

Supreme Court Project

Research your selected case.

You will have to create a handout suitable for distribution that includes the following:

-Name of the case

-Date

-Chief Justice at the time

-Plaintiff & Defendant

-Description of the problem

-Outcome

-What part of the constitution does the ruling apply to/come from?

-Does the case change precedent or stick to the decisions of previous cases?

Cases:

Brown v Bpard of Education, Topeka, Ka

Baker v Carr

Regents of the University of California v Bakke

Mappe v Ohio

Gideon v Wainwright

Miranda v Arizona

Wolf v Colorado

Engel v Vitale

Lemon v Kurtzman

Reynolds v United States

Oregon v Smith

Schenk v USA

Dennis v USA

Yates v USA

Brandenberg v Ohio

Korematsu v USA

USA v Cruikshaw

Roe v Wade

Dred Scott v Sanford

Reynolds v USA

Plessy v Ferguson

Gitlow v New York

Roth v USA

Furman v Georgia

USA v Leon

Texas v Johnson

Project # 1 -Due Sept 26

The Assignment:
You will be presenting to the class an issue, movement, act, group, or court case related to the congress. For your topic, be sure to include:
What the topic is about
The year it occurred/was started
The key people involved
Its impact on future congressional actions.

You can put your information on a poster for ease of presentation if you choose.

The groups:
Stacy/Abril- ABSCAM
Christian/Manuel - Congressional Budget & Impact Act of 1974
Lucia/CJ - Civil Rights Legislation in the 1960's
Pierre/Paulina - Civil Rights Legislation in the 1960's
Richard/Thania - 17th Amendment
Maria/Jennifer - Northwest Ordinance
Bryan /Rubi - Kansas-Nebraska Act
Sarah/Carolina - Enumerated Powers
Darya/Randall - Shaw v Reno
Renchie/Catherine - Party Caucus Reforms
Carley/Sara - Legislation reorganization Act of 1970
Leticia/Karapet - Wesberry v Sanders
Crystal/Victor - Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
Patrick/Binyam - Congressional Oversight Committee
Marlene/Dalia - Lobbying & Disclosure Act
Denise/Nancy - House Ways & Means Committee
Jasmine/Henry - Baker v Carr
Eric/Emmanuel - Gerrymandering
Karen/Marlow - House Rules Committee