Creation of Checks and Balances: The Roots of judicial Review in America. New Dimension Media, 1995 (Video). 
This production examines communism/socialism as it is practiced in Cuba to today. Topics include: the goals of communism/socialism in Cuba, the positive and negative results of communist/socialist rule, the revolution deposing Batista, the role of Fidel Castro, the future after Castro, the issue of human rights, the new laws that curtail individual freedoms, and private enterprise, the contrast between the high literacy
rate and the relative poverty of citizens, the agricultural
dependence on the economy, and governmental attempts to
 resolve these problems.

The Constitution and the Supreme Court
Primary Source Media: American Journey (Hybrid CD-ROM). 
This disk presents the documents that created our Constitution, the court decision that interpreted it, and the writings on and about the Constitution by lawyers, legislators, and activists.

 TJ's Rights. 
Pacific Mountain Network, 1991 (Video). 
Topics include: the conflict between "me first" and "the good of society," the concept of respect in the sports world, the importance of respect and courtesy when personal rights are challenged and the need for acceptable behavior to preserve our society.

1.) Each student will produce an illustrated timeline, or multimedia slide show, to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the history of important court cases. The timeline should include short descriptions of 10-15 cases, as well as visuals (drawings, cutouts, photocopies) that relate to the cases involved. 

2.) Students will participate in a mock trial that debates the issues of one of the famous historical cases. Through individual and group research, students will become experts in one area of the trial and be able to assume roles in the courtroom in the class reenactment of the trial. The class will write the script for the trial and act it out over time for an in-depth understanding of the court case.

3.) Students will prepare a visual of one important person from one of the cases that has been studied. They will create a sensory figure of that person, displaying two examples of each of the five senses, demonstrating what the person could have been seeing, hearing, feeling, etc. while the court case was in progress. 

Writing Style: 

· Writing is lively and holds the reader's interest 

· Information is well organized with a beginning, middle, and end 

· Project gathers relevant, accurate information.

Use of Materials: 

· Facts are used to back up the main points of the writing and presentation 

· Author's voice is written or expressed in a clear manner.

Writing Mechanics: 

· Correct use of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in text and speech 

. Ideas are communicated effectively.

Visual Presentation: 

· Project is neatly written or typed · Project includes appropriate visuals to support text.