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Assignment Magruder's Government textbook access codes

Assignment Beyond TINKER -- children & teenagers rights in the legal system

Assignment Ingraham v. Wright review activity

28 January - 3 February

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Assignment New York v. Belton (1981)

Assignment Search of automobile following arrest

11 February - 17 February

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Assignment Moot Court Lessons 1 & 2: Group Activity

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Assignment MOOT COURT LESSONS 3,4 & 5: A Mini-Case Study

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18 February - 24 February

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Assignment POLITICS & THE LAW: The Role of Congress -- reading study guide

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Assignment Plessy v. Ferguson summary

Assignment Brown v. Board of Education oral argument

4 March - 10 March

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Assignment Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Senate

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Assignment POWERS OF CONGRESS -- The Constitutional Convention

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Assignment CURRENT EVENTS (3/7/13): Judge Strikes Down Restrictive Idaho Abortion Law

11 March - 17 March

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Assignment POLITICS & LAW MOOT COURT JUSTICE SIGN-UPS

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18 March - 24 March

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Assignment POWERS OF CONGRESS -- civil rights

25 March - 31 March

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1 April - 7 April

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Assignment Understanding the BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION (1954) reversal of PLESSY V. FERGUSON

Assignment The Emmett Till Case: Case Western Reserve University - School of Law

Assignment Little Rock Nine and Federal intervention

Assignment State challenges to the BROWN decison -- Cooper v. Aaron (1958)

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8 April - 14 April

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22 April - 28 April

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29 April - 5 May

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6 May - 12 May

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Assignment POLITICS AND LAW: ABC news: 1st Amendment case study

13 May - 19 May

Assignment ORAL ARGUMENTS -- MOCK SUPREME COURT SESSIONS

Assignment MONDAY CLASS: Jeff/Josh V (HAMDEN) -- JUSTICES: Jericho, Myles, Paul, Molly

Assignment WEDNESDAY CLASS: Allison/Kaitlyn S. (GONZALES) -- JUSTICES: Max, Colin, Josh M, Kaitlyn D.

Assignment THURSDAY CLASS: Bryn/Kyle (GRUTTER) -- JUSTICES: Trevor, Ben, Allison, Kaitlyn S.

Assignment FRIDAY CLASS: Ben/Trevor (PGA TOUR) -- JUSTICES: Jeff, Josh V., Bryn, Kyle

20 May - 26 May

Assignment TUESDAY CLASS: Jericho/Myles (CRUZAN) -- JUSTICES: Paul, Molly, Max, Colin

Assignment WEDNESDAY CLASS: Josh M./Colin (DAVIS) -- JUSTICES: Trevor, Ben, Jericho, Myles

Assignment THURSDAY CLASS: Max/Paul (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ET AL.) JUSTICES: Josh M., Allison, Kaityln D., Jeff

27 May - 2 June

Assignment TUESDAY CLASS: Molly/Kaitlyn D. (HELLER) -- JUSTICES: Josh V., Kaitlyn S.,Bryn, Kyle

Assignment EQUAL PROTECTION ACTIVITY -- Korematsu case

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Assignment In whose court is the ball? -- case studies

Assignment POLITICS & LAW -- Civil Rights Movement & Gender

Assignment Should Race Matter? -- Affirmative Action in the 21st Century

3 June - 9 June

Assignment MONDAY CLASS -- Unit 4/Final Exam

Assignment POLITICS & THE LAW exam #3 -- The Legislative Branch (closed book/notes)

Assignment POLITICS & THE LAW exam #3 -- The Legislative Branch (open book/notes)

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10 June - 16 June

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Assignment FINAL EXAM SESSION-- TUESDAY JUNE 11 (7:45-9:15) -- "A Civil Action" QUIZ