Assignment Details
In this unit, we are studying the power that may be exercised by the executive branch.
Select only 1 of the following cases, and respond to the questions in a 45-page paper (choose only 1 case):
Case 1:
Read the case and answer the following questions:
- Summarize the facts of the case in your own words.
- Summarize the law that was passed to exclude certain foreign nationals.
- What did the Court state about the justiciability of this case?
- What did the Court state about the plaintiffs standing to file the lawsuit?
- What did the Court state regarding the presidents authority to pass this law?
- Finally, discuss whether you agree with the majority or with the dissenting justices. Explain your answer.
OR
Case 2:
Read the case of and answer the following questions:
- Summarize the facts of the case in your own words.
- Summarize the law that was passed to exclude certain foreign nationals.
- What did the Court state about the justiciability of this case?
- What did the Court state about the plaintiffs standing to file the lawsuit?
- What did the Court state about the conflict between Congresss authority to pass the statute and the presidents authority to recognize a foreign sovereign?
- Finally, discuss whether you agree with the majority or with the dissenting justices. Explain your answer.
References
Oyez. (n.d.). Trump v. Hawaii. Retrieved from https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/17-965
Oyez. (n.d.). Zivotofsky v. Kerry. Retrieved from https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/13-628
