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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) " . . . educators do not offend the
First Amendment by exercising editorial control over the style and content of
student speech in school-sponsored expressive activities so long as their
actions are reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns." —Chief Justice Earl
Warren, |
Curtis Cobain was a
student in your school,
You will come to recognize and
understand how and why a case is brought before the Supreme Court by focusing
on the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmier case
using a software application called COMPULEGAL.
You and your teams will develop contrasting PowerPoint presentations
highlighting the facts of the case, contrasting arguments, precedents, the
You and your team will
accomplish this task by using one primarily the COMPULEGAL
website AND PowerPoint as well as additional Internet resources provided by
your instructor.
Your
team will either prepare a PowerPoint presentation supporting the
Administration’s case or the case of the web-site coordinator. Your will use the COMPULEGAL website to help understand the facts,
issues, arguments, and precedents used in the Hazelwood decision to prepare
your presentation.
1. http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/hazelvis.html
- based on this visualization provided by the COMPULEGAL website, please write a short skit
illustrating the Corbin case at Averagetown H.S and
present it on at least one but no more than two PowerPoint slides. You can use computer graphics if you know
how.
- Have your group fill
our the form available at: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/hazeliss.html
@ the COMPULEGAL
website.
Using
the above information, form a coherent issue question,
which contains all the necessary information. Present theses findings on a
PowerPoint slide.
- Reasoning
Reasoning: Reasoning is explaining or justifying
why a justice decided to choose one side over another in a conflict. That
reasoning is based upon the legal factors which support one side over another.
This could include precedents (previously decided court decisions which are
supposed to guide judges in deciding present similar cases; the law (existing
constitutional and statutory laws which apply to the case in question) and
other factors (these include political affiliation of the justice, his or her
personal ideology, or experience, etc..)
Based
upon the above definition from the COMPULEGAL
website located
@ http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/instruct3.html
- formulate the reasoning for your argument and present it on PowerPoint slide.
4.
Based on the arguments
made Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier: Arguments located @ http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/hazelargu.html
on the COMPULEGAL present
your own arguments on a PowerPoint slide.
Argument #1: The Court should rule for Fraser and the
other students. It is unconstitutional for the principal (and the school) to
exert prior restraint on the students' newspaper.
Argument
#2: The Court should agree with the school district. The newspaper is funded by
the school and they have the authority to decide whether material is
appropriate or not.
5. Look at the three examples of precedents
that appear at @ http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/hazelprec.html
on the COMPULEGAL website.
Choose at least two of these and no more than four total precedents that
you could use to help argue your side of the case.
6. Prepare PowerPoint slides answering the
following questions using the COMPULEGAL site http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/court.html:
Insert graphics as instructed.
Slide 1 -
The
(Insert a
picture of the
Slide 2 -
The Supreme Court of the
Insert
picture of the
Slide 3 -
What is judicial review? List and very
briefly describe at least two outside factors that exert influence on the Court
Slide 4 -
Who is the Chief Justice of the
7. Answer the following questions about the
Article 3 of the
a. According to Section 1. The judicial
power of the
b. According to the Section 2 of Article 3
of the United Constitution, judicial power shall extend to treaties?
c. Briefly decribe in your own words what
Section 3 of Article 3 says about treason?
- Using http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/glossary.html
@ COMPULEGAL
- which is a glossary of legal
terms listed on the COMPULEGAL website please match the term with the
definition. Include any five
definitions with the correct term on a PowerPoint Slide.
Statements which organize
the strengths of a particular side in a case or values conflict. _________________
Any falsely written statement
tending to ruin a reputation.
_________________
The decision agreed upon by more than half of the
members of the court who reviewed the case.
_________________
Used in Project LEGAL to
describe a value held by the government. It is a concern about
protecting our society from actions, which could threaten our government.
Sometimes it results in government actions which may conflict with individual
values.
_________________
Money that an arrested
person pays to be let out of jail until his trial. If he appears at his trial,
he is repaid the money.
_________________
The first ten Amendments to
the
_________________
The branch of law concerned with conflicts between
individuals. _________________
Those personal freedoms
which are contained in the
The branch of law concerned with actions taken by
the government against a person accused of committing a crime.
_________________
In Supreme Court cases, the decision is the majority
opinion of the nine justices, obtained by voting on the case.
_________________
A Review of proceedings that
have taken place in a court.
_________________
In a court case, each side's actions are supported
by specific laws or constitutional rights.
_________________
The behavior of a person or
organization. The Project develops the relationships among actions, values and
laws. _____
_________________
An addition to the original
_________________
To try to have a court
decision reviewed by a higher court. One side argues that a
mistake has been made and seeks to have a higher court change the decision.
____________
_________________
To bring a civil lawsuit. _________________
The legal proceeding which
makes a judgment regarding the facts and issues of a case. _________________
A law (or any government action) which is contrary
to what is allowed by the
_________________
When a higher court disagrees with a lower court's
decision and changes that decision; also to reverse.
_________________
The side which begins a
civil case.
_________________
A previous court decision
that will influence future similar cases.
_________________
The attorney who represents the government's side in
a criminal case (usually called a district attorney).
_________________
In a court opinion (either majority or minority),
one of the justices writes up the major legal factors which support the
decision.
_________________
An important freedom contained in the 1st Amendment.
Courts have ruled it does not only mean talking, but also "symbolic"
speech--buttons, signs, protests, demonstrations, etc..
_________________
Things (beliefs, objects, ideas, etc...) which a
person considers important and affects his or her actions; values also affect a
society's laws.
_________________
When the actions and values of one person (or
organization, government) are directly opposed to the actions and values of
another; legal values conflicts mean that each side's actions and values are
supported by laws or constitutional rights.
9. Please go to the COMPULEGAL website, find the decision of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988). On a PowerPoint
slide explain in your own words in one or two concise paragraphs whether you
agree or disagree with the decision.
10. Please go back and check you PowerPoint presentations for: spelling, formatting, custom animation, and fact verification.
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips.html
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/hazel.html
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/hazelwood.html
http://www.waltonhs.com/links/links.htm
http://opinionpower.com/Surveys/47801993.html
- you can conduct your own survey.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/08/28/skakel.sentencing/index.html - CNN – Findlaw
Dictionary
Evaluation
Rubric
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Criteria |
Score |
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Factual Content-The
information included in the presentation is accurate and relevant to the
topic. |
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Use of COMPULEGAL
website to obtain primary sources- (e.g., photographs, Supreme Court rulings,
Federal legislation, personal accounts, etc.) |
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Media Use-(PowerPoint)The sounds, images, animations, and slide transitions
that are used are both relevant and purposeful. |
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Organization-The
PowerPoint presentation is organized in a logical manner, making it easy to
understand the information that is being presented. |
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Citation-The last
slide of the PowerPoint presentation contains an MLA-style Works
Consulted listing all of the resources used for this project (e.g., textbook,
review book, web pages, etc.). |
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Formatting-The
segment maintains the formatting required to create a uniform class
documentary (e.g., background color, font size, font type, font color, etc.)
and is between 10 and 15 minutes in length. |
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Total Points |
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Grade |
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Each of these criteria
will be rated according to the following point scale:
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Score |
Meaning |
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3 |
Excellent-This criteria has been met in every possible way, and may
even exceed expectations. |
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2 |
Acceptable-This
criteria has been mostly addressed, however, there is room for improvement. |
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1 |
Sub par-Some elements
have been met, but most of the criteria fails to be addressed. |
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0 |
Incomplete-This criteria has not been addressed in any meaningful way
or has not been completed. |
Standards:
Social Studies
Standard 5 Civics,
Citizenship, and Government
Understand how the
Understand how civic
values reflected in the
Language Arts
E1c: Read and Comprehend information materials
E2a: Produce a report of information
E3b: Participate in group meetings
Your
team has been presenting the argument of either the coordinator of the school
web site or the school administrator concerning the posting of the instigative
report and accompanying debate and survey on the school website at Averagetown
H.S. Your team has completed a
PowerPoint presentation contrasting, comparing and discussing the dilemma at
Averagetown H.S. utilizing the COMPULEGAL Website.
The focus of your presentation has been on the Supreme Court case of
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. In completing
this task you have developed PowerPoint
presentations highlighting: the facts of the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case,
contrasting arguments, precedents, the