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