Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 4

Welcome to the class! I look forward to working with you as we study the judicial process and how the Constitution has been interpreted over the course of the period 1945-2000.

Monday, November 30, 2009 (40 min)

Topic:  Brief description of class and Mr. Lewis.  Demonstration of class forum.

Homework: Complete the registration on the class forum (http://ethanlewis.ning.com) as necessary.

Read the handout given to you in class.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 (50 min)

Topic: Information about the databases, and how we will use our class forum. Discussion of the reading. Discussion of how the Judicial system works. Introduction to our first case.

Homework: Read the case United States v. Eichmann (1990) 496 US 310. We will discuss it tomorrow. Make sure to read the opinion and the dissent.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (45 min)

Topic: Discussion of the reading.

Homework: Background information about segregation in the US.

Thursday, December 3, 2009 (45 min)

Topic: Discussion of the reading. Introduction to Supreme Court Justice bio project.

Homework:

 

Friday, December 4, 2009 (40 min)

Topic: Discussion of the reading. Introduction to the Brown cases.

Homework: Read Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka I (347 US 483) and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka II (349 US 294)