In Argument Wars, students try out their persuasive abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawyer plays their competition. Whoever uses the strongest arguments wins! Students:
• Explore the nature of court cases about constitutional rights
• Analyze the kinds of support used to argue a constitutional rights case
• Identify appropriate arguments for landmark Supreme Court cases
Landmark cases include:
- Bond v. United States
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Gideon v. Wainwright
- Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
- In Re Gault
- Miranda v. Arizona
- New Jersey v. T.L.O.
- Snyder v. Phelps
- Texas v. Johnson