1.How many people make up the Supreme court?

2.How long does a member of the Supreme Court have their job?

3.What does a trial court have that the Supreme Court does not have?

4.What type of cases are heard by the Supreme Court?

5.What are the three levels of courts in the judicial branch?

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6.How many justices must recommend a case before it can go before the Supreme Court?

7.What court can a person appeal to after the Supreme Court?

8.What court case requires the police to inform a person of their rights when being arrested?

9.Who has the power to impeach Supreme Court Justices?

10.We depend on the Supreme Court to ensure that everyone is treated how?

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Describe the types of people who serve as Supreme Court JusticesIdentify the powers of the Supreme Court

Chapter 7 test will be tomorrow, Friday, November 16

Pride Break!! ( Remember, what you get, can be taken away)

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Supreme Court Justices Web Map

Review for Ch. 7 test

Video – Understanding the SCOTUS

Page 200-01

1. What information does the graph show?

2. What do the numbers on the vertical axis indicate?

3. What time period does the graph cover?

4. In which year did the Supreme Court issue the fewest opinions?

5. What change has occurred in the caseload of the Supreme Court?

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1. Dred Scott lived in what two “slave-free zones?

2. What Compromise set a boundary line for slavery in the United States.

3. Who was the Chief Justice in the case of Scott v. Sandford?

4. What amendment to the Constitution overruled the Dred Scott decision?

5. The Dred Scott decision helped fuel the flames for what future war?

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1. Dred Scott lived in what two “slave-free zones?

2. What Compromise set a boundary line for slavery in the United States.

3. Who was the Chief Justice in the case of Scott v. Sandford?

4. What amendment to the Constitution overruled the Dred Scott decision?

5. The Dred Scott decision helped fuel the flames for what future war?

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Describe the types of people who serve as Supreme Court JusticesIdentify the powers of the Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Justices Web Map

Video – Understanding the SCOTUS

Ch. 8 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle

Ch. 7 test (6th period)

Supreme Court

Justices

Justices are Always ________

And judges

POTUS wantsTo pick people

Who _______With him/her

Once on ________Justices can vote

However the want

________ has Rejected many

Of POTUS appointees

POTUS appointsBut _______Approves

______Marshall

And ________ DayO’Connor

Page 201

Read page 211; Copy & complete following statements

1. It was the duty of -------- to deliver the 58 commissions of John Adams.

2. If the Supreme Court agreed with Marbury, President -------- would likely ignore the order.

3. If the Supreme Court ruled for Madison, it would appear ------ of the executive branch.

4. Marshall asserted that is was the duty of the ------- “to say what the law is”.

5. The Supreme Court claimed its right to declare acts unconstitutional for the first time in ---------.

Describe the types of people who serve as Supreme Court JusticesIdentify the powers of the Supreme Court

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Powers of SCOTUS

8 SCOTUS Cases you should know / quiz

HWK – Complete Ch. 7 cross word puzzle from Tuesday

____ ______enjoys Power and prestige

Because …

--------- & ----------Branches of government

Must follow rulingsOf Supreme Court

Page 202-03

Important power is ----------;

Decide whetherLaws are allowed

By -----------

If Court decides that a law

Is --------, it has Power to ----- or nullify

That law or actionPage 202-03

Established the Power of

Judicial Review

Ruled that in a Conflict between a

State and the national Government, national

Government is supreme

Held that a state lawThat discriminated against

Women was unconstitutional

Legalized a woman’s

Right to an Abortion in certain

circumstances

Ruled that at time of Arrest, suspects cannot be

Questioned until informed ofTheir rights

Overturned Plessy;

Began school Integration in

1954

Declared that a person accused of a major crimeHad right to legal

Counsel during a trial

Struck down Federal Flag Protection Act;

Held that flag burningIs expressive speech

Adams gives jobTo ------- on last dayOf his presidency

New presidentJefferson tells ------- To not give Marbury

the jobMarbury

demands MadisonGive him the job;

Madison says no & isSued by _______Page 202-03

Marshall writes that Marbury’s

Claim is valid according to ---------- of 1789 …

… but he also rules thatPart of the Judiciary Act

Was ---------- thusHe could not force Madison

To give Marbury the job

Page 202-03

1.How long was John Marshall’s tenure as Supreme Court Chief Justice?

2. Which case, decided in 1803, was one of the most important cases of all time?

3.What was the major political issue of the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s?

4.Which Justice argued that a “slave was property and remained always a slave?

5.Which American president denounced the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

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6.Which amendment states that all people are entitled to “equal protection of the law”?

7.Who was the lone justice who dissented in Plessy v. Ferguson?

8. Who was the Chief Justice in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954?

9.Which President proposed increasing the number of justices to further his own agenda?

10. Which state determined the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election?

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Describe the types of people who serve as Supreme Court JusticesIdentify the powers of the Supreme Court

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Next test will be on Tuesday, December 4th covering sections 3 and 4 of Ch. 8

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Video – History of the SCOTUS

Outline – Limits of the SCOTUS power

Limits on Powera. Depends on President, governors to _____

decisionsb. President _______ in case of Worcester v. Georgia c. “_____ ______ has made his decision …

President Jacksona. Chose to _______ decision of Supreme Courtb. No public _______ to force Jackson to act

Congressa. Get around SC by passing a new ____ or changing

badb. Can also adapt ______ to undo Court rulings

Cases Courts can heara. Can only decide on cases that come to the ______b. All cases must be submitted ______ disputesC. Only acts on cases involving _____ laws and

disputes