High School Government : Supreme Court Cases

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 (4-5 sentences) at the end.