Projects!

• Pick one of the most significant decisions by the Supreme Court. Learn about how the court voted, who wrote the majority and dissenting decision and what the case was about.
• Brown vs. The Topeka Board of Education is one of the great decisions of the Supreme Court. Write a skit reenacting what happened in that case.
• Pick a Supreme Court justice and write a short report on him or her.
• Go to a judicial branch link and find out what cases the Supreme Court have on their docket this term.
• Do you think nine is a good number of justices on the Supreme Court and why or why not?
• The Supreme Court justices are appointed. Do you think they should be elected and why or why not.
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of trial by jury. Debate this issue for the class with a friend.
• Write an essay on whether cameras in the courtroom are a good idea.
• Write an essay on what age and for what crimes a child should be tried as an adult.
• Write an essay on whether the names of children who commit crimes should be published.