Create a sign that displays the name of

your law firm. Tape the sign to the front of

your desks. Most law firms string together

the last names of the lawyers.

Rosa, Baker, and Khalifa

Attorneys at Law

“We’re in Your Corner!”

Turn to p. 232, the Constitution.

1. In 1787, what part of our government did

ARTICLE 1 create?

2. Today, what part of our government is

ARTICLE 2 about?

3. ARTICLE 3??

PHASE THREE

“12 Dilemmas & 1 Quagmire”

1. Use prior knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in order to:

Analyze and interpret the Constitution (PS)

to solve Constitutional dilemmas

Welcome. I am Attorney General Pennington.

The federal government is looking for law

firms to provide legal advice on

Constitutional issues. The Attorney

General’s office has set up a competition to

find the best young legal minds in the

Nation and is offering a $1 Million contract.

I project a DILEMMA. Your lawyers will

read the Constitution to find the answer to

offer legal advice. You will four minutes.

There are 12 Dilemmas and 1 Quagmire!

Each team must have a writer and a runner.

Runner WALKS the answer to me in the

envelope (briefcase).

- Paper – Group # and your Names

A *correct answer is 2 points, and if you also

give the article and section # in the

Constitution, there are 2 bonus points.

* You provide evidence from the Constitution

Winners get 10 Bonus Points on their Law

School packet!

Your client wants to become

President of the United States in 2016.

He is now 34, and his birthday is

January 16. He is a natural-born

Citizen and has lived in the U.S. his

whole life. Can he serve?

The Senate and House of

Representatives have passed a bill

requiring all teenagers, including

females, to shave their heads. Who

can stop this law from taking effect?(who can stop bill from becoming law) or

(who can have the law cancelled)

Congressman Tom is tired ofliving in Washington, D.C. He wants tomove back to his home state of Montana and run his cattle ranch full time. He proposes thatCongress not meet at all this year. Is his proposal Constitutional or unconstitutional?

You have a neighbor, Mrs. Jange who was born and raised in Zimbabwe, she moved to the U.S. 7 years ago. She loves politics and wants to hold any Office this year—House of Representatives, Senate, President—she doesn’t care which. She is 35. Can Mrs. Jagne hold these offices?

The Senate’s 100 members cannot

agree on a law that forces all fast-food

restaurants to sell veggie burgers

only. They are split right down the

middle—50 are in favor and 50 are

against. Who can break the tie?

A blizzard strikes the nation’s capital.

Only 200 of the 435 members of the

House of Representatives show up for

that day’s sessions.

Can they conduct business?

Congresswoman Ortiz is asked by the President to become Secretary of Defense. Her comment is “OMG! Way Cool! Now I can be both Congresswoman and a cabinet member. I’ll have so much power and a ton of money. And I can still be a mad scientist on the side!” Can she hold both positions simultaneously?

President Vellucci gets mad at the

state of Connecticut and decides to

declare war on the state. He even

sends in the Army!! Are his

actions constitutional or

unconstitutional?

It has been revealed that the President

Hefferan has been stealing money from

the treasury. He now owns

Madagascar. That’s right! He

purchased Madagascar with stolen

money. Under the Constitution, what

actions should be taken against him?

Your client is having trouble with his

mail service. Who is the best person

to call—his Congressman, the

President, or the Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court?

In a Senate vote, 52 Senators vote in

favor of a treaty with the country of

Belarus, while 48 vote against it. Is the

treaty approved?

(Skip – No time)

The people of the states of Colorado,

Wyoming, and Montana vote to

become one gigantic, beautiful state,

called Wyomontorado.

Whose approval do they need?

BONUS: 6 pts for the answer and 2 pts

for the Article, Section, Clause #

President Obama’s Health Care Law

forces all Americans to BUY Health

Insurance, which is not in the

Constitution. A District Court judge in

FL had ruled this requirement

“unconstitutional,” but then the Supreme

Court ruled it “constitutional.” What in the

Constitution gives Obama and Congress

the power to do this?