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World War II Research Project

You will compose a research paper or create a PowerPoint presentation. You will research a topic on World War II and present your research to the class.


Click on the following link to begin your research:

google

The following links are good places to find information:

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/research-starters/

Wikipedia

You will answer the following questions for your research:

1. Who?
2. What?
3. When?
4. Where?
5. Why?
6. How?
7. A written summary of the topic
8. At least 8 visuals (maps, charts, graphs, political cartoons, pictures)
9. Why do you think this event was important to the history of the United States?
10. Imagine a scenario where the event had a different outcome. How would that affect the history of the United States?

The grading rubric can be found by clicking the link below:

http://ed.fnal.gov/help/97/sightsound/litscrub.html

Select a Supreme Court case from this Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_landmark_court_decisions_in_the_United_States

Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Questions

1.   Name and year of the Supreme Court case.

2.   Tell the story about what happened.

3.   What was the controversy? (why was there not a clear decision?)

4.   What was the argument of each side?

--Argument  1          --Argument 2

5.   What was the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision?

6.   Why did the SCOTUS make this decision? (use the Constitution and its amendments for SCOTUS justification)

7.   How did the decision affect US law?

8.   Do you agree with the SCOTUS’s decision? Why or why not?

9. What decision would you have made? Why?

US History Amendment Project

You will create a PowerPoint for your amendment to the US Constitution.

For each amendment you will answer 5 questions.

1. What year was the amendment ratified?

2. What was the purpose of the amendment?

3. What problem was the amendment meant to address?

4. During what era in US History was your amendment ratified?

5. In your opinion, how effective is the amendment?

Email me your work at the end of the period

raul.rivera@austinisd.org

Select a Supreme Court case from this Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_landmark_court_decisions_in_the_United_States

Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Questions

1.   Name and year of the Supreme Court case.

2.   Tell the story about what happened.

3.   What was the controversy? (why was there not a clear decision?)

4.   What was the argument of each side?

--Argument  1          --Argument 2

5.   What was the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision?

6.   Why did the SCOTUS make this decision? (use the Constitution and its amendments for SCOTUS justification)

7.   How did the decision affect US law?

8.   Do you agree with the SCOTUS’s decision? Why or why not?

9. What decision would you have made? Why?

US Campaign Finance Law

You will create a PowerPoint

Answer this question first:

--How do political candidates pay for their campaigns?

For the US Supreme Court Decisions:

--Buckley v. Valeo

--Citizens United v. FEC

Answer the following questions:

1.   Name and year of the Supreme Court case.

2.   Tell the story about what happened.

3.   What was the controversy? (why was there not a clear decision?)

4.   What was the argument of each side?

--Argument  1          --Argument 2

5.   What was the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision?

6.   Why did the SCOTUS make this decision? (use the Constitution and its amendments for SCOTUS justification)

7.   How did the decision affect US law?

8.   Do you agree with the SCOTUS’s decision? Why or why not?

9. What decision would you have made? Why?