Monday, March 18, 2013

Ch 14 - Civil Liberties - Class 1

1. How does the Supreme Court use the due process clause of the 14th amendment to make policy?


1. Quiz: Ch 14 - Civil Liberties
2. Prepare: Unit V Cases
3.Summarize: Selective Incorporation (EQ #1)
4. Prepare: Oral Arguments
    • How will we operate as a Supreme Court?
      • The teacher reviews the facts of the case and the question before the Supreme Court
      • Each side delivers a one minute opening statement
      • The Supreme Court (the class) asks questions for ten minutes
      • Each side delivers a closing argument
      • The Supreme Court deliberates in conference after attorneys leave
      • Attorneys return to hear the opinion of the Supreme Court
    • What do you need to study now for your assigned case?
      • Know the facts
      • Cite precedents
      • Develop arguments
      • Offer hypotheticals
      • Anticipate questions
    • 2nd Period: When are you presenting your assigned case?
      • Week of 3/18
        • Class 1: Introduce Assignment
        • Class 2: Hazelwood (Latham/Shanagher) v. Kuhlmeier (Yasevich/Ford) 
        • Class 3: No Case (Guest Speaker)
      • Week of 3/25 
        • Class 1: Yoder (O'Malley/Klein) v. Wisconsin (Limchayseng/B Foster) 
        • Class 2: Mapp (Knutsen/Sanders) v. Ohio (Gallagher/Gray) 
      • Week of 4/8 
        • Class 1: Miranda (Watts/Casey) v. Arizona (Eng/Otto) 
        • Class 2: Boy Scouts (Turley/Schoenberger) v. Dale (T Foster/Pallari) AND Fisher (Peters/Flood/Ajlouny) v. University of Texas 
    • 4th Period: When are you presenting your case?
        • Class 1: Introduce Assignment
        • Class 2: Hazelwood (Skelton/Blohm) v. Kuhlmeier (McDermott/Sacks) 
        • Class 3: Zelman (Stiles/McCaffrey) v. Simmons-Harris (Schoshinski/Taniguci)
      • Week of 3/25 
        • Class 1: Yoder (Boyd/Keighran) v. Wisconsin (Dacre/Bautista) 
        • Class 2: Mapp v. Ohio
      • Week of 4/8 
        • Class 1: Miranda v. Arizona
        • Class 2: Boy Scouts (McGovern/Green) v. Dale (McKewan/Vernic) AND Fisher (Keane/Vogelheim) v. University of Texas (Vukasin/Hillman)