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 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.