Assignment:
Directions: You will investigate the following cases to determine what the Supreme Court decided and the legal reasoning behind their opinion.
Mandatory Cases:
Brown v. Board of Education Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Korematsu v. United States
Optional cases (you must pick two):
Roe v. Wade
McCulloch v. Maryland
Baker v. Carr
New York Times Company v. United States McDonald v. Chicago
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
You will create a PowerPoint presentation (you won't be presenting) about the four mandatory and two optional cases. Each slide needs to include:
• litigants
• Facts of the case
• Constitutional issue
• Opinion of the Court
o Decision
o Key reasoning
• Minority opinion (if there is one)
o Argument against the majority
The presentation should include a title slide and a summary about the importance of the Supreme Court (4 to 5 sentences) at the end.