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

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Day 2

1.  REMINDER TO MEET AT FLAG POLE @9am
2.  REVIEW TWEETS
3.  REVIEW DOUBLE JEOPARDY
4.  1st AMENDMENT RELIGION
->FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE
->ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE
4. PREPARE OUR SCOTUS MEMOS (for FRIDAY HAVE TWO OF THESE PRINTED OUT FOR ME)

Monday, April 27, 2015

Day 1

REMINDERS
SQ FIELD TRIP ON THURSDAY MEET AT FLAG POLE AT 9AM
BRING FOOD FOR BUS
REVIEW DRESSCODE GUIDELINES BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE!
BRING PHOTO ID-STUDENT BODY CARD IS GOOD!

1.  Pick Supreme Court case and partner (sit next to partner #1)

2.  Read this page about the history of juries and how jurors are chosen 

3.  Begin with reviewing: the courts, Rodney King and Double Jeopardy

4.  Complete your brief (by THE END OF DAY 2:  I NEED A HARD COPY and YOU NEED A HARD COPY)
*From Ch 11/12 you need to get  SC Instructions and SC Rubric

HW=review your brief and 1st amendment cases...you are presenting first!

1st Amendment cases (religion, speech, press, assembly, association)
4th Amendment cases (search and seizure)
5th Amendment cases  (double jeopardy, "I plead the 5th," Miranda Rights)
6th Amendment cases (right to an attorney, speedy trial of a jury of your peers)
8th Amendment cases (no cruel and unusual punishment/no excessive bail)
14th Amendment cases (equal treatment under the law)

1st PERIOD SCOTUS CASES
US v. Schenck
Ansay, Tang

Unemployment Division v. Smith
Arriola, Jondonovan
 
Sante Fe v. Doe
Sanders, Barbero

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Cleary, Salogga

Westside v. Mergens
Niland, De Leon


Texas v. Johnson
Mufarreh, Jondonovan

Morse v. Frederick
Mufarreh, Gosman

Madsen v. Womens Health
Granville, Molina

Lee v. Weisman
Kohmann, Jose

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Kwong, DeLeon


Allegheny County v. ACLU
Gosman, Salogga


Mapp v. Ohio
Niland, Cleary


New Jersey v. TLO
Gunter, Li

Veronia v. Acton
Harris, McGovern

Miranda v. Arizona
Kwong, Li

Ingraham v. Wright
Tang, Arriola

UC v. Bakke
Gosman, Barbero

Grutter v. Bollinger
Muffareh, Granville

Gideon v. Wainwright
Ansay, Molina

Young v. US Postal Service
Salogga, Jose

Elonis v. US
Gunter, Niland

Tinker v. De Moines
Sanders, Harris

Hustler v. Falwell
Cleary, Li

Kent v. US
McGovern, Kohmann


7TH PERIOD SCOTUS CASES
US v. Schenck
Aguirre, Wilson

Unemployment Division v. Smith
Allen,Singer
 
Sante Fe v. Doe
BV-Smith, Brown

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Choi, Simonian

Westside v. Mergens
Claudio, Simmons


Texas v. Johnson
Davey, Raggio

Morse v. Frederick
Decker, Pedroza

Madsen v. Womens Health
Dimas, Pashby

Lee v. Weisman
Edwards, Palala

Lemon v. Kurtzman
Ethridge, Mogannam


Allegheny County v. ACLU
Hoyem, Larryenaga


Mapp v. Ohio
Izzo, Aguirre


New Jersey v. TLO
Hoyem, Pashby

Veronia v. Acton
Larryenaga, Wilson

Miranda v. Arizona
Brown, Mogannam

Ingraham v. Wright
Singer, Palala

UC v. Bakke
Simonian, Allen

Grutter v. Bollinger
BV-Smith, Simmons

Gideon v. Wainwright
Choi, Raggio

Young v. US Postal Service
Claudio, Izzo

Elonis v. US
Davey, Dimas

Tinker v. De Moines
Pedroza, Edwards

Hustler v. Falwell
Decker, Ethridge

Kent v. US
Singer, ?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances - See more at: http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1.html#sthash.nedmM825.dpuent: Religion

Friday, April 24, 2015

Day 3


7* Watch Election of 2000 video

TODAY
War Powers and Presidential Powers: During wartime how/when/why have the President's powers been LIMITED or EXPANDED?
 
Supreme Court Cases
  1. The Prize Cases (1862)
  2. Korematsu v. United States (1944)
  3. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1951)
  4. Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2005)
Activity - required criteria of the assignment
          I.     Brief background of the case
        II.     Issue of Controversy (one statement)
      III.     Decision and rational of the Supreme Court
      IV.     Analysis of whether the case expanded or limited the war powers of the President and/or Congress
Online Resources
      http://findlaw.com/
Questions for Discussion
  1. If you were a U.S. Supreme Court justice hearing the cases presented, how would you rule and why?
  2. Based upon these Supreme Court decisions, what generalizations can you make about the use or limits of war powers?