The essay has to be 3 pages and a fourth page for the work citation.No need for leaving room for my name/subject as i will have a cover page.
Supreme Court Case Analysis
Select a U.S. Supreme Court case from the attached list. Research the selected case and write an essay answering the following five questions:
What are the facts/circumstances of the case?
How did the lower courts decide?
What were the legal arguments of both sides?
What reasoning did the court use to come to a decision?
What is the significance of the court’s decision?
Sources: You must use at least 3 sources for your essay. You may use more than 3 sources. You may only use 2 websites and they must be websites on the approved list below. The remaining source used should be a scholarly book or article.
Approved Web Sources:
*Any source ending in -.gov
*Cornell Legal Information Institute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights
*OYEZ Supreme Court Media: http://www.oyez.org
*Justia: https://supreme.justia.com
Essay: Essays must be double spaced and at least 3 full pages in length. Margins must be set at 1 inch and you must use Times New Roman 12pt. font. Page numbers must appear in the bottom center. Your essay must be double-spaced and you must include a cover page. Do not use a heading on the first page of text. You must answer the questions thoughtfully and thoroughly. Your points must relevant and be well supported with research. Cite your sources using in text, parenthetical citations (similar to MLA or APA format but with modifications – see details below). You must include a works cited page. Your essay must also follow the rules of formal writing provided below. Your final essay will be submitted both in class and on Canvas through Vericite. See syllabus for due dates.
Rules for Formal Writing
Do not use personal pronouns (I, we, you, my, us). You do not have to write “I think” because the fact that you wrote it implies that it is in fact what you think.
For example – Use “Baseball is the greatest sport” instead of “I think baseball is the greatest sport.” Both are expressions of the writer’s opinion, but the first sentence follows the rule for formal writing.
Use proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. No text speak.
All references to a source must be cited within the text, even if it a summary and not a direct quotation.
Citations
You must use proper citations when you reference a source in your essay, both when you summarize a source and when you use a direct quotation. Cite your sources parenthetically. The first time you cite a source, use the long citation. After that, use the short citation.
Examples:
(Lewis, Anthony, Freedom for the Thought that We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment, Basic Books, New York, 2007, p.#).
(Lewis, p.#).
("Debs v. United States," Oyez, Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, accessed Jan 26, 2016, https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/249us211).
(“Debs v. United States,” Oyez).
(O’Connor, Karen, et.al., American Government: Roots and Reform, Election Edition, Pearson, New York, 2012, p.#)
(O’Connor, et. al., p.#)
U.S. Supreme Court Cases
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940)
Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Sherbert v. Verner (1963)
New York Times Co v. Sullivan (1964)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)
Cohen v. California (1971)
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
United States v. Nixon (1974)
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992)
Clinton v. City of New York (1998)
Zelma v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
