Select one case involving separation of powersin which the Supreme Court went outside the words of Constitution.

1. Name a case that you feel is a particularly interesting and important example of this phenomenon.

2. Explain why a majority of the court went beyond the words.

3. Explain whether, in your opinion, the court's approach was proper.

4. Explain why you find the case interesting and important.

Now do the same thing but for a case involving federalism in which the Supreme Court went beyond the words of the Constitution and relied more on its spirit, purpose and history.

5. Name a case that you feel is a particularly interesting and important example of this phenomenon.

6. Explain why a majority of the court went outsidethe words.

7. Explain whether, in your opinion, the court's approach was proper.

8.Explain why you find the case interesting and important.

9. Are your responses to points 3 and 7 about the same? If so, why? If not, why not?