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Supreme Court Wiki

**__Day 1 – Monday July 12__**
Title: Introduction to the Supreme Court Objectives - Students will be able to: -Connect last week's unit on immigration to this week's unit on the Supreme Court -Identify prior knowledge about the Supreme Court -Create a list of quetions students still have aout the Supreme Court

** __Day 2 – Tuesday July 13__ **
**Objectives** Students will be able to - research a topic of personal interest on the Supreme Court - evaluate a variety of internet resources for research - organize research findings on to a Mind Map using the program Inspiration - present research findings within the classroom and virtually using video chat
 * Title: Continuation of Day 1 project **

Supreme Court Questions What are the qualifications of the justices on the Supreme Court?



7/13/10

I think Tokbox was an amazing program that we used today. It was a little slow with video and audio but overall it was great. It'll be extremely helpful in school when students want to swap information about certain subjects, and there's no need for kids to be running around from room to room in order to do that. We can use this program to socialize on our breaks, and it can help groups of kids who want to have major discussions because there's only a limit of 20 people per chat. We can certainly use this program in the future for various aspects of our lives. If we're away on a trip and would like to speak to a family member/friend or if we're in school and need to speak to a fellow student about an assignment or project (this will even help if 2 people working on a project are in their individual homes because then they have a way to actually see each other and communicate)

**__ Day 3 – Wednesday July 14 __**

 * Title: Focus on one famous case and begin final project **
 * Objectives: **

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Students will be able to: - summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog - research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court - analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports ===== After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
 * identify important Constitutional Amendments
 * analyze the parameters of Constitutional Amendments
 * apply amendments to everyday life situations

Guided Questions:
=Warren Court - named after Chief Justice Earl Warren= The powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the States and the citizens of the U.S.
 * What type of cases is the Warren Court famous for hearing?
 * How did the decision made by the Warren Court affect US citizens?
 * What effects of the Warren Court still affect us today?
 * Activity 1 **
 * Amendment X:**

Violated – 14th Amendement “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;” Violated – 6th Amendment + 14th Amendment “ have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” Violated- 14th Amendment “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.” Violated – 4th Amendment + 14th Amendment “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
 * Activity 2 **
 * Brown vs. Board of Education **
 * Gideon vs. Wainwright (1963) **
 * Baker vs. Carr **
 * Mapp vs. Ohio **

**Activity 3**

Conclusion: In my opinion, the laws that most affect our lives today are Amendments 1, 4, and 14.


 * Amendment 1** - grants citizens freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceably assemble and petition


 * Amendment 4 -** protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers, or people, without a valid warrant based on probable cause (good reason)


 * Amendment 14** - Protects rights against state violations, defines citizenship, prohibits states from interfering with privileges and immunities, requires due process and equal protection, punishes states for denying vote, and disqualifies Confederate officials and debts

The 1st Amendment allows us to go about our everyday lives and practice our own religion, protest, say almost whatever we want, and even write almost whatever we want. I say almost because a person's rights end where another person's begins. Meaning you're entitled to your own rights as long as it doesn't violate somebody's else's rights (example: You can say whatever you want in school - but you can'tsay anything offensive because you'd be violating other peoples' rights to an education). Amendment 14 tells us the requirements to be a citizen and assures us equal protection. I also chose Amendment 14 because I noticed that it came up most often as a violated law in the Supreme Court cases we studied.

The Warren court is famous for hearing cases involving education, the right to a jury, and the states' powers/authority. The decisions made be the Warren court helped and protected U.S. citizens. It enforces their rights to an education, freedom of speech, and their rights to not be searched without a government issued warrant. The decisions made by the Warren court still affect us today because it enforces laws such as amendments 1 and 14.

Here's a link to a recent glog I've made about our unit on the Supreme Court. If you scroll down to the bottom you'll see that you can also play a song on the glog, it's called Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve. I chose it because I thought it had a professional/formal sound as well as lyrics that describe the Supreme Court's progress and decisions over the years. Also, here's a little preview of what you'll be seeing once you click the link.



Glogster was really an amazing program to work with because you can really be as creative with it as you want. You can add images, links, and music from outside sources and you can basically make a poster about any subject you'd like.

= **__Day 4 - Thursday July 15__** =
 * __ Title: Podcast/Video of a Political Talkshow on a recent Supreme Court decision __**


 * Guided Questions: **
 * What are the key components to a political debate?
 * How do bipartisan politics get involved in Supreme Court Case decisions and the Justice Nomination process?

After the lesson, students will be able to: > ** OUR PODCAST! ** > By: Danielle Aguinaldo, Norma Bourque-Pimentel, Amanda Goncalves, Devon Moran, and Jasmine Coutinho > media type="file" key="My Song 3.mp3" width="240" height="20" >
 * Objectives: **
 * research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court
 * analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports
 * discuss the details and ramifications of recent court cases and justice nominations
 * create a podcast that incorporates students' knowledge and various viewpoints about the situation
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