1. Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Rights of the Accused
Visitor from outer space: The U.S. is overtaken by space Alien Policeman. The Alien Policeman have determined that the people of earth may keep one right from the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th amendments but give up all other rights.
Objective:
Students must Identify ONE Supreme Court Decision which protects the “Rights of the Accused” from the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments.
Students must then summarize the background information about the case.
The Constitutional Question that the Supreme Court had to answer must be identified
Explain and analyze how the Supreme Court answered the Constitutional Question AND how this landmark decision helps protect “the rights of the accused”
Provide a personal opinion on how this right is essential to people’s rights in a free country providing strong evidence of its importance in a free society.

2. Supreme Court Decisions
4th Amendment Mapp v Ohio 1961 Schmerber v. California 1966 Katz v. United States 1967 Terry v. Ohio 1968 New Jersey v. TLO 1985 Board of Education v. Earls 2002 Riley v. California th Amendment Berghuis v. Thompkins 2010 Salinas v. Texas 2013
5th amendment Blockburger v. U.s Brown v. Ohio 1977

3. Supreme Court Cases 6th Amendment Glasser v. U.S. 1942
Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
Escobedo v. Illinois 1964
Miranda v. Arizona 1966
8th amendment
Dusky v. united states 1960
Ford v. Wainwright 1986
Godinezv. Moran 1993
Gregg v. Georgia 1976
Edmond v. florida 1982
Atkins v. Virginia 2002
Roper v. simmons 2005

4. Instructions
Project should include the answers to the 4 fundamental answers to the objectives
A picture related to the court case or the subject matter
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Subtitles
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Due November 13th
40 points

5. Rubric