Marshall and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court must interpret all federal laws while protecting the individual rights of American citizens. How would you do as a Supreme Court Justice? Do you remember the first Ten Amendments in the Constitution, which protect individual rights? In this assignment, you will need to find or create an image of any five of the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution. You will also need to describe a Supreme Court case in which those five Amendments were protected. Make sure to include the name and date that the case took place. Below is a list of the first Ten Amendments:
- First Amendment - Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and to petition the government
- Second Amendment - Right for the people to keep and bear arms, as well as to maintain a militia
- Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops
- Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
- Fifth Amendment - Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property
- Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and other rights of the accused
- Seventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury
- Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment
- Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights
- Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people
Your images and court case descriptions should be creative, informative, accurate, and well-organized. Before you begin, access the Supreme Court and Ten Amendments Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment, so you will need to submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you use.
Options to create your images include the following:
- Hand-draw the assignment and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Hand-draw the assignment and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Create a new file in a paint or graphics program and utilize the software to create the image. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
Once you have completed your images and court case descriptions, please submit your work to the dropbox.