Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, which was a prison for federal criminals. Photo taken in 2011.
Dear class,
Today was another deep dive into various different Supreme Court cases, to see how the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government impacts our day to day lives. Here's what happened today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "Confessions, Pt. 2" by Usher. Selected for today because a confession could be a part of the judicial system. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 4/28/15:
News Brief – Ben
Finish Teen Cases
SCOTUS Overview
Landmark Case Reading
Homework: Read the blog. Look at your grade and improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Saul.
News Brief: Ben had the news brief today, but was not in class today, so I selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - Baltimore riots: Security beefed up, cleanup starts after looting, fires. We talked about the continuing unrest about another black male being killed as a part of a police interaction. We also talked about this story: CNN.com - Supreme Court justices skeptical of redefining marriage. This is a major case because it has the chance to change the whether or not same-sex marriage is legal across the United States.
We also checked in about the weekend.
Sual was assigned to do the next news brief.
Finish Cases Teens Should Know: This was from last class - we finished and then went over the answers:
2) Describe the judge’s decision and explain their reasons why.
3) Do you agree or disagree with the judge’s decision? Explain your reasons why or why not.
SCOTUS Overview: We did not get to this, because of the interesting conversation about the cases, but here's the information! I might go over it next class:
We also checked in about the weekend.
Sual was assigned to do the next news brief.
Finish Cases Teens Should Know: This was from last class - we finished and then went over the answers:
The assignment was to, on a separate sheet of paper, read and write the answers to the following questions for a minimum of five out of the ten cases.
1) What was the issue?2) Describe the judge’s decision and explain their reasons why.
3) Do you agree or disagree with the judge’s decision? Explain your reasons why or why not.
SCOTUS Overview: We did not get to this, because of the interesting conversation about the cases, but here's the information! I might go over it next class:
Landmark Case Reading: This was definitely a reading and work heavy day. That's kind of what the Supreme Court is all about, though - lots of legal papers and decisions to look at, in order to understand the law. Here was the reading:
The assignment that went along with the reading is here:
That was it for the day! Thank you so much for your focus and hard work! Next class, we will finish up the Supreme Court landmark cases, then start looking at conducting a mock trial. :-)
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