U.S. Supreme Court Worksheet Part I: Research and respond to the following 5 U.S. Supreme Court questions. Use academically appropriate websites for your research, and cite your sources. Each response should include at least 50 words, and you are encouraged to incorporate this week’s vocabulary terms into your responses. How was the Supreme Court formed? […]
Federalism-a South Dakota case South Dakota’s legal drinking age was 19 years old. Young people from neighboring states with higher drinking ages would drive to South Dakota to buy beer. Selling beer was also profitable for small businesses so that there were many business supporters of the current state drinking age. Congress then passed a […]
In your final report, include: The name of the petitioner and respondent, the citation and year, the Constitutional question raised, your summary of the facts of the case, the decision, your summary of the opinion, and any relevant dissenting issues. Include your individual analysis/opinion. Case name and citation Facts of the case Lower court verdict […]
What rationale does the U.S. Supreme Court provide in San Antonio v. Rodriguez with regard to school finance that would justify one town in the state of New Jersey spending $14,000 per pupil, while another town chooses to spend $21,000 per pupil? Even though not illegal, do you find the differences in district spending unethical? […]
Based on the limitations imposed on law enforcement agencies by the Fourth Amendment(as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court), and the capabilities available to law enforcement officers via Drone technology: 1. Carefully analyze the Court’s decisions in the specifically identified cases, as well as the additional cases dealing with the Exclusionary Rule found in the […]
