see movie and answer questions.
http://vexmovies.org/?s=amistad
POSC 100
NAME:____________________________
MOVIE: AMISTAD WORKSHEET (Liberty & Judicial Independence under Art III of USC)
Please write a short response to each of the following questions:
1. What were the facts of the Amistad case?
2. What were the legal principles at stake in the case?
3. What arguments were the opposing sides making about the legal principles?
4. What did the Supreme Court rule in the case?
5. What parts of the Constitution were implicated in the Amistad case AND why?
6. Do you think the case would have come out differently if Supreme Court Justices had to stand for election every few years? What protections do lifetime tenure on the court provide justices?
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