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 4–5-page paper (choose only 1 case):

Case 1:

Read the case Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), 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 president’s 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 Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 576 U.S. ___(2015), 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 Congress’s authority to pass the statute and the president’s 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.a). Trump v. Hawaii. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/17-965

Oyez. (n.d.b). Zivotofsky v. Kerry. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/13-628