Constitutional Law
For this essay you will use what’s been discussed about the Constitution, Civil Liberties and the Supreme Court to write about and analyze 1 Supreme Court Case. ***Your Supreme Court Case MUST be from AFTER January 1st, 2005*** 1. Summarize the main information or story of the case. What is the background story, who are the plaintiffs and the defendants? For this you can provide the background info as to the story/issue behind the case itself, where it took place, how it ended up getting to the Supreme Court, etc. 2. What is the main Constitutional question being discussed and decided by the court? Does it relate to any of the 10 Bill of Rights? Are there any past issues or cases that your case was revisiting? 3. Based on the arguments presented by this plaintiff and defendants, how do you personally feel about the case? Present your own argument and perspective on the issue that the case focuses on. Look at it as if you were a Justice, how would you rule? 4. What was the decision made by the majority of the court? What was their main Constitutional argument in favor of their decision? If there was a dissenting opinion, what was the argument the of the dissenting justices? Who do you agree with and why? The format is the same, 4-5 pages with at least 4 sources, and remember you can use your textbook.
