Case Study

Select one (1) Supreme Court case from the list of cases in “Scenarios from Selected

Supreme Court Cases” (see the attached document). The only cases that you cannot

write about are case numbers 2, 3,5, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. You will analyze this

one (1) Supreme Court case from the perspective of five of the major concepts we have

learned in the second half of the course. These major concepts are:

1. Independence

2. Federalism

3. Personal Responsibility

4. Personal Liberties

5. Living under a Government that has Limits through a Constitution

Instead of an introduction, simply state the name of the case that you will analyze. Then

write five paragraphs, each one devoted to one of the concepts listed above, and in the

order listed above. Each paragraph must consist of the following five parts, and in this

order:

1. State which side of the case will promote the concept you are discussing; if

the concept does not apply to your case, then state that it does not apply.

2. Explain why this side promotes this concepts, or why this concept does not

apply to the case (using details from the case) .

3. Provide a primary source quotation from the textbook (attached: Government

Book) that defines the concept you are discussing (this should not be a

quotation describing your case).

4. Explain what the quotation says, using your own words.

5. Re-state which side will promote this concept (or re-state that it does not

apply) and the reason why, but this time when you re-state the reason why,

use part of the quotation you just used instead of using your own words. (See

the sample paragraph that follows for an example of how to do this part.)

Follow this pattern for all five major paragraphs, and you are done.Note on

quotations: as with the Mid-Term, you will need to find a quotation that defines each of

the meanings of the features covered in the final, except in the paragraph on

constitutionally limited government. In this paragraph only, use two quotations: a

quotation that defines the rights secured by the 14th amendment (use something from

69A-70B ) and a quotation that explains what happens when the federal government is

able to give itself power (use 72B or 72C).Note on citation: at the end of your quotation,

cite the quotation by using the activity number and letter of the quotation as it appears in

the textbook and place these in quotation mark followed by a period.Note on plagiarism:

do not present anyone else’s work as your own, and do not write this paper together

with anyone else. If you do so, you will receive a penalty and may receive a 0 on the

assignment and be reported to the college for violating the student code of conduct.