POLITICAL SCIENCE 1100 - UMSL
President Barack H. Obama Speaker of the House Nancy D. Pelosi President Pro Temp Robert C. Byrd The Chief Justice and Associate Justices
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Book review outline Short answer grading format with examples
Pictures of the Moot Court - 2009-2010 Spring 2009 Fall 2008 Fall 2007 Spring 2007
Click Here for the the 2010-2011 Court Docket and Papers
Click here to go to Facebook AP American Government Alumni Page
Click here to see the lesson plan for this moot Court at the Missouri Bar's website
Handouts and Important Links for the Moot Court and Debate Days
Petitioner's Sample Brief Respondent's Sample Brief Response brief sample Case research summary sample
What to do on Oral Argument Day Overview Handout to moot Court justices
Oral Argument Analysis Outline Group Review Form (Grading)
Final Critique of Debate and Moot Court Important Case Precedents of the Supreme Court
Handbook for oral arguments (From the U.S. Supreme Court)
Supreme Court of the United States website www.supremecourtus.gov
Outstanding Blog concerning the Supreme Court www.scotusblog.com
Case summaries with many briefs, oral argument audio files and/or oral argument transcripts at www.oyez.org
Website with almost every majority and dissenting opinion from the Supreme Court at FindLaw
Website with many summary, response and Amicus Briefs from recent Supreme Court cases at American Bar Association
Sound clip of the justice entrance announcement from the Marshall Supreme Court
Logical Fallacies - First Handout Logical Fallacies - Second Handout
Ten Things Debaters Need to Know about Economics Twelve Things Debaters Need to Know about Law
Steps to Developing a Logical Argument