Hi guys. Sorry I wasn't able to be in class today. I know you all had lots of questions about the simulation. You will have Monday to continue working on oral arguments and/or writing questions in response to the case briefs.
Oral arguments will begin on Tuesday and deliberation for case #1 will be on Wednesday. Justices need to write 5 questions in response to the case briefs. If you are having trouble getting started, feel free to access the actual transcripts from the cases to give yourself an idea about how your justice participated. NO CURRENT EVENTS DUE MONDAY!
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Case briefs and justice background papers are due tomorrow morning. Justice research must be submitted to turnitin.com by 7:25 am and case briefs can be emailed to me directly. REMEMBER- these briefs will provide the justices with their understanding of the case, so make sure they are thorough and clear.
turnitin.com logins: 2nd Period- Class ID: 12238947 Password: barackobama 5th Period- Class ID: 12238966 Password: donaldtrump 6th Period- Class ID: 12238973 Password: marcorubio We had LOTS to discuss in class today. Thank you all for such thoughtful discussion about some important current events. Please make sure you read through the SCOTUS simulation assignment tonight. We will go over the specific requirements tomorrow, but make sure you are clear with the overall task. If you were absent today, you can find the handout attached below. You will have half the period tomorrow, and all day Wed/Thurs/Fri to work on the simulation. We will have laptops, but feel free to bring your own.
Have a wonderful break. The only required work over break is a current event due the Monday we return. You will have 3-4 days to work exclusively on our Supreme Court simulation. You can find your assigned role for the SCOTUS simulation HERE.
Homework:
Happy New Hampshire primary day! We will continue with our introduction to the federal courts tomorrow.
Homework: Read and summarize one of the following. Bring to class on Friday. a. Roberts' Rules (Atlantic Monthly, Jan/Feb 2007) - John Roberts b. Supreme Confidence (The New Yorker) - Antonin Scalia c. The Dissenter (The New York Times, 23 September 2007) - John Paul Stevens d. Rehnquist the Great (Atlantic Monthly, April 2005) - William Rehnquist e. The Talented Justice Kagan (NYT, 1 July 2013) - Elena Kagan We will begin our intro to the federal courts tomorrow. For homework please make sure you begin reading Ch. 15 and read + summarize Federalist 78 for tomorrow. Link to Federalist 78
Today we got started looking at the SCOTUS docket for potential cases to argue for our simulation. Next week we will narrow down our choices and vote on 2 cases. Homework:
Remember to complete the supplemental readings and write brief summaries of both articles for tomorrow. Links can be found on Monday's blog post.
We will have a Bureaucracy quiz on Monday 2/8. Make sure you have read Chapter 14 and are keeping up on KBAT's! Budget quizzes are in the gradebook. We will continue with the federal bureaucracy tomorrow.
Homework:
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