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Amendments & Famous Cases

Amendments & Famous Cases. Rap! Write down all of the 1 st 10 amendments to the Constitution you can think of without using your book. Then listen to the rap & see if you can identify more. Individual rights, 1 st 10 amendments (additions) Madison proposed 15. Bill of Rights.

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Amendments & Famous Cases

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  1. Amendments & Famous Cases Rap! Write down all of the 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution you can think of without using your book. Then listen to the rap & see if you can identify more.

  2. Individual rights, 1st 10 amendments (additions) Madison proposed 15 Bill of Rights

  3. #1: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, & petition • #2: right to bear arms • #5: can’t incriminate self

  4. 1st: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, & petition 2nd: bear arms 3rd: no quartering of soldiers 4th: bans unreasonable search/seizures 5th: protects against self-incrimination, double-jeopardy 6th: right to fair trial 7th: trial by jury 8th: protects against unusual punishment 9th: rights exist beyond const. 10th: all powers not given to govt., reserved to states Bill of Rights

  5. Other Amendments • 27 Total • #13: (1865) Abolished Slavery • #14: (1868) Guaranteed full rights to US citizens • #15: (1870) Can’t prevent voting because of race A. Lincoln is only president to sign an amendment. Which 1 did he sign & why haven’t any other presidents signed one?

  6. #18: (1919) Prohibition • #19: (1920) Women’s Suffrage • #21: (1923) Repealed Prohibition Why do you think prohibition was an amendment in the 1st place? Why was it so quickly repealed?

  7. What was going on in 1971 that Congress decided to let 18 year olds vote? Why? • #22: (1951) President’s term limited to 2 • #26: (1971) 18 year olds allowed to vote • What else might be an amendment?

  8. Assignment! • Make a rap! • Has to be at least 4 lines • Perform in class for extra credit!!!

  9. Famous Supreme Court Cases • Groups • Read about the case with your group • *ACT it out before the class! Be creative! • Guess which group was acting out which case • BTW – Quiz Monday!!!

  10. 10 Famous Supreme Court Cases • Marbury v Madison (1803) -William Marbury was appointed judge by John Adams on last night of his presidency. New Sec of St James Madison refused to sign the papers. Justice John Marshall said that Marbury’s claim was “unconstitutional” • Significance: Gave Supreme Court power of judicial review

  11. 2) Plessy v Ferguson (1896) • Homer Plessy who was 1/8th Black (Drop Rule) challenged Louisiana law that he had to ride on separate rail car • Significance: Ruled 7-1 that facilities for blacks were separate but equal. (This implied inferiority of black race & that they were still considered property) What point is this cartoon trying to make?

  12. 3) Brown v Board of Education(1954) • 13 Topeka, KS parents on behalf of 20 kids. Linda Brown, 3rd grader, walked 6 blocks to bus stop to hop on a bus to go to a school 1 mile away. An all white school was just 7 blocks from her house. • Significance: Ruled 9-0 to Ban segregation in schools, overturned Plessy v. Fergusson (14th amendment entitles that all citizens are treated equally) • Wait…how do you explain this then? (Remember the Titans)

  13. Have you ever confessed to something you didn’t do?

  14. 4) Miranda v Arizona (1963) • Ernesto Miranda was arrested in March ’63 for the kidnap & rape of a 17-yr-old. He signed a written confession but later said he was forced to sign it. He was found guilty & sentenced to 20-30 years of prison. He appealed his case to the Supreme Court • Significance: Ruled 5-4 that cops have to prove subjects were made aware of their rights in order for evidence to be admissible; Formed Miranda rights (“right to remain silent”)

  15. Update: Miranda was retried w/out using confession & only other evidence, he was still found guilty & still sentenced to 20-30 years of prison. He was paroled in ’72 & made a modest living signing autographs for cops on their “Miranda cards.” He was stabbed to death in a bar in ’76.

  16. 5) Tinker v Des Moines (1969) • John Tinker (15) & his sister Mary (13) wore black armbands to school to protest Vietnam War & support RFK’s Christmas Truce. They were suspended by the principal. • Significance: Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of kid; est. “Tinker Test” which judges if school’s discipline acts violate students 1st Amendment rights

  17. What point is this cartoon making? Do you agree or disagree? Why? 6) Goss v Lopez (1975) • 9 students were suspended for a mass fight at a high school. Students could only have trial if they were expelled, not suspended. • Significance: SC ruled 5-4 students have a right to a hearing before suspension ruled & parents must be notified 24 hrs in advance

  18. 7) Roe v Wade (1973) Are these people in support or against the court’s decision? • Norma L. McCorvey, who later used alias Jane Roe, became pregnant w/her 3rd child in ’69. TX law said abortions could happen in case of rape or incest. She tried to lie about being raped but didn’t have police files so she tried to have it done illegally but the site where she went was closed down by police. McCorvey eventually had the child but filed a suit to be given the right to have an abortion. • Significance: SC ruled 7-2 in favor of Roe; Legalized abortion (before 3 months); a woman’s right to privacy exists in 14th amendment

  19. How does this cartoon portray early school days? 8) Ingraham v Wright (1977) • James Ingraham, 14 yr old 8th grader, was accused of not leaving auditorium fast enough when a teacher told him to. He told Principal Wright he was innocent, but was forced to bend over and be paddled 20+ times. The paddling was so severe he was on bed rest for 11 days • Significance: Upheld corporal punishment by a 5-4 vote, said 8th amendment doesn’t apply to schools…later people in the 90s spoke out against it MR. BREWER

  20. Do you feel your individual rights are limited when you attend school?

  21. 9) Hazlewood v Kuhlmeier (1987) • A principal in a high school in St. Louis disallowed newspaper articles about teenage pregnancy & divorce for fear some people could guess who students were. One story was critical of a father in a divorce who did not have right to speak for himself. There was also concern that younger students might not be old enough for material. • Significance: Ruled 5-3 that Principals can edit school newspapers, students 1st amendment rights are limited Do you think a school paper should be edited?

  22. 10) Owasso School District v. Falvo (2002) • Attempted to end humiliation of peer grading • Significance: Court ruled 9-0 in favor of teachers & school district that peer grading & calling out grades does not violate rights to privacy What’s your opinion on peer grading? Is this fair or unfair?

  23. What will the next Supreme Court case be about?

  24. *PRACTICE TEST* • _____: The president may have how many terms. • What do the stars in the U.S. flag stand for? • How many amendments have been added to the Const?

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