Essay Prompt

Imagine that you are a Supreme Court Justice. You've just heard arguments in the case about the individual mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act. Now, you must write a decision in this case. Your decision must include:

• A summary of the issue in this case
• A statement saying whether you are ruling that the individual mandate to purchase insurance is Constitutional or Unconstitutional
• At least three specific precedents for your decision

5 paragraphs, 50 points, following the rubric distributed in class. Due Tuesday, 4/3/12.