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Supreme Court Case Project This project is worth 100 points (the same as a test grade.) and is due HARDCOPY on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (BD Class), or Thursday, October 22, 2009. Please us this completed citation sheet to help your group to : This document is available at http://ushg.wikispaces.com, Government – Day 5. You will need to save this document to your computer or ask me to save a copy of the document on your USB drive if you intend to type in the boxes, which are expandable. Because the boxes expand, you may wish to print a new version of the citation sheet with larger boxes. I have provided a sample court citation sheet below. You should use classroom resources to complete as much of the research in class. This includes two sets of encyclopedias, many textbooks, and two computer stations with internet. You can direct questions to Mr. Vititow by emailing me at vititoww@guilderlandschools.org. I will be in school on Monday and Tuesday prior to your due date. Us those advisories and activity periods well. I will be available for help. The boxes below can have the words wiped out for easy writing on your part. What is there is meant to help you find answers. **// The Case //** || *Who, what, where, when, why *How did the case get to the Supreme Court? || // Q //**// uestion(s) For //** **// The Court To //** **// Consider //** || This can be found in many places, but surely in the majority and minority opinion of the case. || // A //**// mendment or //** **// Constitutional //** **// Clause in Question //** || Supremacy Clause? Due Process? 2nd Amendment? Let us know here. || **// Court Vote //** || How the court decided. How many justices voted for each side, which side won || **// Court //**// ' //**// s Decision //** **// (Precedent) //** || How did the court’s decision influence other judicial decisions || **// Reason for Court //**// 's //**// Decision //** || Reading a summary of the courts majority opinion will give you this answer. ||
 * __ Person #1 __** – Type a 2 page paper detaining information about the case found in the citation sheet below. Please explain the part of the constitution related to the court case (ie – if a case relates to due process of the law, explain what that is. At presentation time, your group will be asked!
 * __ Person #2 __** – Creates a Visual. Some samplers will be shown on the second day of the project.
 * __ Person #3 __** – Creates a technology presentation on Power Point, Voice Threads, or completes a podcast. Mr. Vititow is unavailable to teach a student how to use any of these three technologies, so an option is to study a case by yourself and write a paper on it.
 * Complete Case Citation(Including Date ** )
 * // Facts Behind //**
 * // Facts Behind //**

When listening to presentations, you will fill out one of these citation sheets per case. These will be studiable for the unit test.

US Supreme Court Cases Cases in bold are worth your time in choosing because they have been frequently tested on the NYS US History Regents exam.