Make
Friends and Influence Justices: A
Supreme Court Exercise and Webquest
By
J. Goring
John
F. Kennedy High School
Bronx,
NY
A recreation of yesterday evening:
(ring…ring…)
Yes?
Hello?
Hello there. Principal here. I got your
name from the Kennedy directory, and I know you’re supposed to be the best
attorney in the 11th grade.
I’m just back from giving a statement for an arrest report for a
hooligan caught with whiskey on school premises. Problem is that he wrongfully insists the search process was
unconstitutional. I want to fight this
all the way to the Supreme Court, and I need your knowledge and expertise to
assist me. Will you take the case?
Don’t
worry. I’m on it!
The
Assignment:
Prepare an argument for the Supreme Court on the right of this student
to make fun of his school principal via the Internet. This argument should be five minutes in length, must refer to
appropriate Constitutional amendments and legal precedent as seen in previous
Supreme Court cases (use at least three).
The argument must be supplemented by a Powerpoint presentation
consisting of no fewer than four slides.
Potential
Resources:
TIPS website: www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips.html
American Bar Association website: www.abanet.org
Your government textbook
Evaluation:
·
Speech referencing amendments and legal
precedent: 75%
·
Powerpoint Presentation: 25%