PRESENTATION ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS (100 Points) - PDF document

American Government Bayles S ’06 PRESENTATION ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & CIVIL RIGHTS (100 Points) Topic: ________________ Group Members: _____________ _____________ _____________ Topics: • Freedom of Religion—1 st Amendment • Freedom of Speech—1 st Amendment • Freedom of Press & Assembly—1 st Amendment • Search and Seizure—4 th Amendment • Rights of the Accused—5 th & 6 th Amendments • Limits on Punishments and Right to Privacy—8 th and 9 th Amendments • Civil Rights Amendments—13 th , 14 th and 15 th Amendments Introduction: For this project you and your team members will teach the class about an area of civil rights law. This will be our final opportunity to learn about important civil rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion, so it essential that you and your teammates research your assigned topics thoroughly and present it to the class in a way that is easy to follow and understand. Your team’s presentation will consist of a 30-35 minute PowerPoint presentation on the date assigned for your topic. Directions: Once you have received a topic and a presentation date you are ready to begin your legal research. Remember that since Marbury v. Madison (1803) the U.S. Supreme Court has taken on the role of telling Americans what their rights are under our Constitution. So, you will look to cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court to gain an understanding of American’s civil rights. What kinds of cases do we look for? While the Supreme Court decides around 100 cases per term, only a few are what are known as landmark decisions. In a landmark case the Supreme Court, in its majority opinion, sets down a rule of law that resolves a deep conflict and provides direction to our citizens and lower court judges. An example is the 1954 decision of Brown v. Board of Education . In Brown the Supreme Court overruled the separate but equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and announced a new rule: Under the 14 th Amendment’s equal protection clause public schools could no longer be segregated racially. Both Brown and Plessy are examples of landmark decisions as they laid down a clear rule that stayed in effect for decades. Where do we find the landmark cases? While there are many sources for Supreme Court cases, you will probably want to avoid reading the court’s opinions in full, as they tend to be lengthy and complex. Summaries

American Government Bayles S ’06 and abstracts of cases are much easier to understand. You will receive a handout that gives you background on your topic, along with references to leading case decisions. You can find much that you will need on the Internet. The following sites should be helpful: http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage http://www.findlaw.com/ http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html (for Supreme Court cases) http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=471 Of course, you are not limited to these sites. It is important that you create new slides and not reuse previously existing work. Requirements: • Work cooperatively as a group, dividing up research, PowerPoint preparation, and other tasks equitably and efficiently • Each and every member of the group is responsible for the entire presentation (no exceptions, no excuses). • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation for an entire class period that demonstrates the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Civil Liberty or Civil Right over time • Use the suggested web sites and handouts, and then conduct additional research • Create a Title Page slide that includes o Your topic o Full names of all group members o Name of this class and your class period o Your teacher’s name o The date of your presentation • Prepare a Time Line slide for your presentation o Must contain all landmark cases and distinctive phases of the law showing how the courts have interpreted the amendment(s) • Prepare background slides o Include relevant material from your textbook (the index is a great help) o Define all unfamiliar terms that will aid your audience’s understanding of your topic • Create Case Slides o Title of Case (Last names only) o Year of Case Decision (do not include day or month) o Key facts of the case (in your own words) o Question decided by the court or the conflict that the case resolved o The Court’s decision o Reason for the court’s decision o 30 words per case slide, maximum (see Mrs. Wiens for any exceptions) • Conclusion slide o Summarize key ideas o Bibliography; sources

American Government Bayles S ’06 NOTE: It is essential that your team practice prior to your presentation . Teams that practice make smoother, easier-to-understand presentations. Teams who “wing it” score poorly and invariably stand before the class reading PowerPoint slides. The “wing it” approach is not acceptable, and if it occurs likely will result in a make up assignment. Important : You MUST provide a CD-R copy to Mrs. Wiens no later than 8 a.m. of your presentation. The day before is even better. Due to the unreliability of network connections, you may not run your PowerPoint presentation from the school server or other storage method. Mrs. Wiens will be happy to furnish a blank CD-R on request. STUDENT PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PRESENT ON THE DATE ASSIGNED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SIGN UP FOR A DATE ON WHICH YOU EXPECT TO BE ABSENT. TEAMS MAY NOT SWITCH DATES WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING: (1) THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF ALL AFFECTED TEAM MEMBERS; AND (2) THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF MRS WIENS.

American Government Bayles S ’06 American Government Civil Rights PowerPoint My team’s assigned Amendment/Topic is: __________________________. My research responsibilities to my team are: ______________________________________________________________. My team will present to the class on: ______________________________. See the following pages for required cases. These are all the landmark Cases for my topic(s) that I will use: • Example: Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ). � ___________________ v. ____________________ , ____ U.S. _____ ( ).