National Government: The Judicial Branch
Session 8: Supreme Court Simulation, Part 1

Materials

• One blank 5" x 8" index card for each student

Instructional Activities

1. Review content from the previous sessions.
   
   
2. Assign students to groups.
   
   
3. Assign a topic (either affirmative action or capital punishment) to each group, and tell students which role they will be performing. The roles will consist of Justice, Solicitor General, or Attorney for each of the topic presentations.
   
   
4. Explain that the students assigned the roles of Attorney and Solicitor General will prepare briefs on their topic and present oral arguments to the court. (Students assigned the role of Justice will hear the case, confer, write opinions, and hand down decisions.)