mccutcheon-v-federal-election-commission

  

Current Supreme Court Cases

1- Choose a case that has
either been decided or will be decided this term:

Note:
–

.oyez.org/cases/2013″>https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013

You can
use the above site for a list of current cases. If you decide to research some
of the cases that have gotten a lot of press recently, you are welcome to
choose one of these to research:

Town of Greece v. Galloway

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

Fernandez v. California

Riley v. California

McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission

2-Find out the following information about your
case:

·
Has
a decision been made in your case? If yes, what was that decision? How many
Justices voted for/against the decision? (The page for the case you are researching on.oyez.org/”>OYEZ.ORG (Links
to an external site.)
 Will have this information – at the bottom of
the page you can also see who voted for/against this as well as sort by
ideology).

·
What
is the issue being discussed? Summarize the main points.

·
What
are the two sides of argument? Summarize those.

·
Why
do you think this issue this issue is important? What impact could this
have?

·
Do
you think ideology impacted this case? If so, how?

Note: –

Some places to go to research more about your issue:

.oyez.org/”>https://www.oyez.org

.scotusblog.com/”>http://www.scotusblog.com

3- Create Your Summary + Thought Questions

Combine the information
you have found and create a 300-400 word summary and analysis of this issue for
your initial post in your own words based on your research(Make certain to include a citation)

4-Create 1 or 2 thought questions about the
article. These should be questions that help your classmates’ think more deeply
about the topic and their own perspective. Such as:

•
If
decision is made …. , what do you think would happen?

•
How
should the public respond to…?

•
Why
do you think…?

How do
you feel about…?