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How My Recent Courtroom Experience Changed my View of the Court System Topic

How My Recent Courtroom Experience Changed my View of the Court System Topic

by Clare Downing | Jan 26, 2016 | Debate Blog, NCFCA Resolutions

A few weeks ago, I visited the Second District Court of Appeals for the State of Florida. A couple of students taking a Constitutional Literacy court and I sat in on oral arguments for four cases. The Second District in Florida covers 14 counties, and 5.3 million...
10 Court Cases You Need to Know About: Part Two

10 Court Cases You Need to Know About: Part Two

by Clare Downing | Jan 14, 2016 | Debate Blog, NCFCA Resolutions, Research

6) Miranda v Arizona Background: Several defendants were questioned while they were in custody and had been cut off from the outside world during their questioning. None of the defendants were informed of their rights before the interrogation. The court ruled that the...
10 Court Cases You Need to Know About: Part One

10 Court Cases You Need to Know About: Part One

by Clare Downing | Jan 9, 2016 | Debate Blog, NCFCA Resolutions, Research

1) Ashwander v Tennessee Valley Authority Background: This case outlines the 7 rules of Judicial Restraint. Basically, it outlines the circumstances in which the court will actually hear a case. 1) The court can only decide on issues that are immediate and pressing....

Dear Aggressive Female Debater: Part Two

by Clare Downing | Aug 24, 2015 | Coaching, Debate Blog, Technique

Dear Aggressive Female Debater (Katherine), Unfortunately the battle you have ahead of you will take a bigger armory than just verbal ethos. You need to have non-verbal credibility on your side as well. Debate rounds are won and lost in the margins. Oftentimes there...

Dear Aggressive Female Debater: Part one

by Clare Downing | Aug 14, 2015 | Coaching, Debate Blog, Technique

Dear Aggressive Female Debater (Katherine), I was you once. The frustration of being perceived as angry, bitter, or mean is one that I am familiar with.  You are a round peg in a square hole. Chances are, you’ve tried to soften your image and have received ballot...
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