Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Day 2

Final Exam Reminder
(presentations will be on the following dates:  Last day of class or in your final exam slot)
Here are some possibilities. This is not an exclusive list.  
ALL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER "FINALS" ON GOOGLE SITE.
PART A:  You will create a piece of legislation.
PART B:  You will pitch your legislation to me in a group setting.
  • Civil Rights (LGBTQ rights, women's rights, minority rights, gun rights, etc.) 
  • Defense (Department of Defense, private contractors, etc.)
  • Economy (Unemployment, tax policies, etc.)
  • Education (Public, private, K-12, higher education, etc.)
  • Energy (Oil, gas, electricity, mining, alternative energy, etc.)
  • Entertainment (Hollywood, Professional Sports, NCAA, etc.)
  • Financial (Banks, insurance, real estate, finance, accounting, etc.)
  • Food (Agribusiness, Organic, FDA, USDA, etc.)
  • Foreign Policy (Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, European Union, etc.)
  • Health (Healthcare, medicine, nursing, pharmacies, etc.)
  • Labor (AFL-CIO, SEIU, Teamsters, Teachers, etc.) 
  • Law (Criminal, civil, constitutional, capital punishment, juvenile justice, etc.)
  • Manufacturing (Automobiles, textiles, steel, chemical, etc.)
  • Religion (Churches, schools, pro-life, stem cells, etc.)
  • Technology (Silicon Valley, Computers, Internet, Telecommunications, etc.)
Continue with 1st Amendment Cases

Monday, May 4, 2015

Day 1

1.  SCOTUS cases
WHO is going to present what?
*FACTS
*QUESTION
*SCOTUS DECISION
*FINDINGS

Here's the process:
1.  Attorneys come up and write the side they are repping on the board.
2.  Above info is presented
3.  Attorneys leave and we discuss both sides and vote
4.  Attorneys come back and tell us what happened.
EVERYONE IS TAKING NOTES ON STUDENT SCOTUS GUIDE

HW=REVIEW CASES FOR QUIZ

Friday, May 1, 2015

Day 1

Reflect on/Debrief San Quentin visit
1.  Take out your Supreme Court memos
2.  Begin Presentations