Warm-up #6Warm-up #61)1) What is the electoral college? What is the electoral college?

2)2) How are peoples’ votes How are peoples’ votes actually counted in a actually counted in a presidential election? presidential election?

Judicial Branch Video – How does the judicial Judicial Branch Video – How does the judicial branch protect your constitutional rights?branch protect your constitutional rights?

Judicial Branch WorksheetJudicial Branch Worksheet Please take a few minutes to Please take a few minutes to

complete the Judicial Branch complete the Judicial Branch Worksheet. Worksheet.

Use your reader and the Use your reader and the information from the video to information from the video to answer the questions. answer the questions.

Don’t forget to use complete Don’t forget to use complete sentences.sentences.

Correct Judicial Branch worksheetCorrect Judicial Branch worksheet Ms. Schaller will call on “number Ms. Schaller will call on “number

stick volunteers” to answer the stick volunteers” to answer the questions. questions.

All answers will be recorded on All answers will be recorded on the board. the board.

If you miss an answer, please If you miss an answer, please correct it on your worksheet. correct it on your worksheet.

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch What makes up the Judicial What makes up the Judicial

Departments?Departments?

Which is the highest court in the United Which is the highest court in the United States?States?

The United States Supreme Court is The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States. the highest court of the United States.

How many Supreme Court Judges are How many Supreme Court Judges are there?there?

There are nine Supreme Court Judges. There are nine Supreme Court Judges. What is the name of the leader of the What is the name of the leader of the

Supreme Court Judges?Supreme Court Judges? The leader of the Supreme Court The leader of the Supreme Court

Judges is called the Chief Justice.Judges is called the Chief Justice.

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch Why is their an uneven number of judges?Why is their an uneven number of judges?

There are an uneven number of judges so There are an uneven number of judges so that there cannot be a tie. that there cannot be a tie.

How many judges must agree to pass a How many judges must agree to pass a decision? decision? Five judges must agree to pass a decision. Five judges must agree to pass a decision.

Who selects Supreme Court Judges? Who Who selects Supreme Court Judges? Who approves them?approves them? The President appoints the Judges and The President appoints the Judges and

Congress approves them. Congress approves them. How long is their term in office? How long is their term in office?

Supreme Court Judges have life terms. Supreme Court Judges have life terms. Why are Supreme Court decisions important?Why are Supreme Court decisions important?

Supreme Court JusticesSupreme Court Justices

Supreme Court JusticesSupreme Court Justices John Roberts – Chief JusticeJohn Roberts – Chief Justice John Paul StevensJohn Paul Stevens Antonin ScaliaAntonin Scalia Athonony KennedyAthonony Kennedy Clarence ThomasClarence Thomas Ruth Bader GinsburtRuth Bader Ginsburt Stephen BreyerStephen Breyer Samuel AlitoSamuel Alito Sonia SotomayorSonia Sotomayor

* Review Three Branches of * Review Three Branches of GovernmentGovernment

HomeworkHomework

Do Now #8Do Now #81) What is federalism?1) What is federalism?

2) Name two reasons why the 2) Name two reasons why the founders (writers) of the founders (writers) of the Constitution allowed the slave Constitution allowed the slave trade to continue. trade to continue.

Do Now #9Do Now #91)1) What is one way that congress What is one way that congress

can check the president?can check the president?

2)2) How does the president check How does the president check the Judicial Branch?the Judicial Branch?

3 Branches of Government Flipbooks3 Branches of Government Flipbooks Using the Three Branches of Government Using the Three Branches of Government

Graphic Organizer you will create a Graphic Organizer you will create a flipbook describing what each branch of flipbook describing what each branch of the government does. the government does.

Requirements (25 points possible)Requirements (25 points possible) Front: Front:

Name of each branchName of each branch What makes up the branchWhat makes up the branch

Inside:Inside: 5 important powers/jobs of the branch5 important powers/jobs of the branch 1 picture of the job being done.1 picture of the job being done. How the branch can check and balance the others. How the branch can check and balance the others.

* Begin project!* Begin project!HomeworkHomework