2. What are considered landmark Supreme Court cases and why?
Bell Ringer:
Grade and review Civil Rights Quiz
Objectives:
1.Students will analyze significant Supreme Court decisions relating to integration,
busing, affirmative action, the rights of the accused and reproductive rights.
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer (10 min) 2. Civil Rights Movement Paper:
a. Write down the following: Ninth Amendment (1791) Unenumerated Rights – The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
-Reflect, write about and discuss what the Ninth Amendment means. –
Is there anything in the ninth amendment that specifically refers to abortion.
-Take a few minutes to skim through the Constitution (if provided to them or in the class textbook) looking for wording on abortions. Predict why a woman has a constitutional right to have an abortion, but it doesn’t appear to be written in the constitution. Have a short discussion before the lesson.
-Add this side note in closure to the lesson opening: The Constitution lists many, but not all, of the rights enjoyed by the people. In other words, because a right is not spelled out in the Constitution does not necessarily mean that the people do not have this right. The point of this amendment was to prevent governments from denying people a right simply because it was not specifically listed in the Constitution.
b. Use the Jump in Reading strategy to read “The Court and Constitutional Interpretation” – Attachment A from the Supreme Court website. Stop and discuss key points and vocabulary, as needed, especially the importance of Marbury v. Madison in establishing judicial review.
c. You will be working in small groups to investigate famous Supreme Court decisions that have had a significant impact on life in the United States.
d. Break into small learning groups and assign one of the following cases to each group:
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1971)
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
e. You will primarily be using
one of suggested websites (see Technology Integration) to research your case.
You must prepare an oral and written presentation explaining the case
and the outcome. Students should also read the majority and minority opinion in
their assigned case and explain the reasoning. Provide each student with a copy
of Attachment C for the project details and completion of the assignment.
Home Learning: Work on Supreme Court Civil Rights case.
Use the guide below to search for information on your designated case (I will give you a hard copy tomorrow in class:
Attachment
C
LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASE PROJECT
Instructions: You will be researching a Supreme Court
case. Please use this sheet to help
organize your oral and written presentation.
You should use at least three sources from the list at the bottom of the
page for your research. Your oral
presentation should be 3 - 5 minutes long and the paper should be a minimum of
2 written pages. You may work in small
groups of up to four people. This
project is worth 4 grades – two each for the oral and written assignments.
Names of group members:
Assigned Case:
Sources Used:
Background Information: (What was the case about?)
Supreme Court Decision:
Majority Opinion:
Minority Opinion:
Why was this case
important? What changes occurred in the
United States as a result of this case?
Suggested sources:
Additionally, please
consult our school’s online databases such, as SIRS and GALE.
DUE DATE: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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