Tuesday April 10th

This afternoon’s agenda

• Bell ringer• 3rd Quarter, the AP Exam and Beyond!• Practice Test Homework?• Chapter 16: The Judicial Branch• Work Session

Bell ringer 4/10Describe one exciting, fun, new or adventures thing

you did over spring break. Even if you stayed in Chicago, did you do something new? Relaxing?

Exciting?

The AP Exam• Tuesday, May 15th

• 25 School Days Left!

• 7 Chapters to Go!

This Week’s (Tentative)

Agenda• Tuesday: Ch. 16 Review, Ch. 17 Reading Guide• Wednesday: AP Practice Exam• Thursday: Go over Practice Exam, Begin Unit 5• Friday:

Review Quizzes: Federalism and Political Culture Critical Domestic Issue Friday

• ONE WEEK FROM TODAY YOU WILL TAKE THE UNIT 4 EXAM!

Chapter 16: The Judiciary

• The US has a dual system of courts, a federal court system and the court systems of each of the 50 states.

• Under the Articles, there was no court system.

• This weakness led to Article III of the Constitution, which states there will be one Supreme Court and that Congress may establish a system of inferior courts.

• ____________________: the authority of the courts to hear certain cases.

• _________Jurisdiction: lower courts have the authority to hear cases for the first time.

• _____________ Jurisdiction: courts that hear reviews or appeals of decisions from the lower courts; Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court have appellate jurisdiction.

• Concurrent Jurisdiction: Allows certain types of cases to be tried in either the __________or state courts.

Structure of the Courts: District Courts

• Every _______ has at least one district court, larger states

have several

• 94 District Courts

• They have original jurisdiction, they do not hear appeals

• District courts decided civil and criminal cases

• More than _________ of all federal cases are heard in district cases.

Structure of the Courts: Court of

Appeals • Created in 1891 to lessen work load of the

__________________________.

• There are 13 US Court of Appeals

• The Court of Appeals have _______________ jurisdiction only, they may only review cases already decide by ____________ courts.

Structure of the Courts: Supreme

Court• The ____________court in the federal judicial system.

• Final authority in dealing with all questions regarding the Constitution.

• Supreme Court has both __________ and ______________ jurisdiction.

• The Supreme Court may have a strong impact on our society.

Structure of the Courts: Supreme

Court• ______________ has power to change the size of

the Supreme Court.

• The current size was set in 1869, there are __________ judges.

There are 8 associate judges on the bench and one chief justice.

How are judges selected??

• The __________appoints federal judges with confirmation by the ________________.

• There are ____________formal qualifications for federal judges.

• Federal judges serve “during good behavior,” which general means for life. Why do you think that is?

• Maybe removed through ______________ and conviction.

Filling Supreme Court Vacancies

• President only makes appointments if vacancy occurs during their term.

• When making appointments, presidents consider…o 1.o 2.o 3.o 4.o 5.o 6.

Today’s Work Session• Complete Chapter 16 Reading Guide and turn it in

ASAP!

• ALL MAKE UP WORK DUE TOMORROW!

• Begin Reading Chapter 17

• Unit 4 Exam next Tuesday!

Tonight’s Homework• FR 1: Provide a brief outline of the structure of the

federal judicial system.

• FR 2: When the Supreme Court has made a decision in a case, the decision is explained in a written statement known as an opinion. What are majority opinions, concurring opinions, and dissenting opinions.

• FR3: Describe the difference between judicial philosophy of activism and restraint and political philosophy (i.e. conservative and liberal).