Supreme+Court

=__Day 1-Monday July 12, 2010__= =__Intro to the Supreme Court:__=

Students will be able to: -Connect last week's unit on immigration to this week's unit on the Supreme Court -Identify prior knowledge about the Supreme Court -Create a list of questions students still have about the Supreme Court
 * Objectives:**

The law connects to the Sumpreme Court in that the Supreme Courts job is to interpret the law so that it doesn’t violate the rights of the citizens of Arizona. The justices on the supreme court must decide wheter or not the law violates the Constitution. · When the justices’ vote does the Chief Justice vote last or does he/she vote with the rest of them? · How old or how long must a Supreme Court justice serve before he/she can retire? · How does Congress block a potential justice’s appointment to the Supreme Court? · Who was the first female justice or chief justice? · Has a Supreme Court justice ever been impeached or removed from office? · Has the amount of Supreme Court justices always been 9 or has it been fewer or larger?
 * __How would the Arizona Law relate to the Supreme Court__**
 * __Majority Opinion-__** The opinion held by most people in a supreme court jury.
 * __Confirmation Hearing-__** A meeting to confirm a supreme court justice.
 * __Conservative-Liberal-__** Traditional, strict and very literal with Constitution; Liberal a little bit more loosely read.
 * __Chief Justice-__** The head of the Supreme Court.
 * __Precedent-__** To take into consideration previous rulings.
 * __Questions about Supreme Court__**

Reaserch Question for the Supreme Court:
How does the Congress block a justice’s nomination to the supreme court and is this necessary to keep the court fairly unbiased?

=__Day 2- Tuesday March 14, 2010__= =Continuation of Day 1 Project=

Students will be able to - research a topic of personal interest on the Supreme Court - evaluate a variety of internet resources for research - organize research findings on to a Mind Map using the program Inspiration - present research findings within the classroom and virtually using video chat
 * Objectives**

Ms. Pember



Some vocab on the chief justice system:



There were many things that happened in this classroom today. We learned how to use the bookmarking site called delicious.com it was a resourceful site. It is a great site to put your resources down. I also learned how the supreme court decides and approves their justices. There are 9 justices and the job is lifetime. We also did video chat on a really bad website. I couldn't understand like half the things that they were saying. Too much slow connection. Overall though, it was great. We know how to research.

=__Day 3: July 14, 2010__=

__Focus on one Famous Case and Begin Final Project__
**//Either for Marbury v Madison//** -- Ms. Pember
 * the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution;
 * the significance of Marbury v. Madison;
 * the concept of judicial review and how //Marbury v. Madison// solidified it;

Students will be able to: - summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog - research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court - analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports

Do Now:
“You have been elected the new Mayor of Malden. Before leaving office, the old mayor gave jobs to several of his political friends but the paperwork hasn’t made it to the personnel office yet.


 * A.** Should you 1) honor the jobs promised by the old mayor, or 2) cancel the jobs since they aren’t “officially” in the system yet?
 * B.** What are the possible negatives to denying these people their jobs? What are the possible positives to allowing them to take these jobs?
 * C.** Would it make a difference if the perspective employees had worked against you in the mayoral elections?

Answers:
A. 1. Yes you should because he gave it before he left office. 2. No you shouldn't cancel, but you should keep them.

B. The negatives of denying these people jobs, then there would be no jobs filled when the new mayor steps into office. The positives of allowing them are jpbs filled and people are ready to sereve the mayor.

C. Yes, because it would hard to become the mayor. They would vote or elect against you.

This is about the Marbury vs. Madison case. That started Judiciary Review.

This is and I see it Means on the Supreme Court. It is supposed to be related to the Marbury vs. Madison case.



Warren Cases:
These cases were named after chief justice warren. He didn’t like the idea of civil right’s to other races and just civil rights in general. He had cases that violated the amendments.

Podcast/Video of a Political Talkshow on a Recent Supreme Court Decision

 * Guided Questions: **
 * What are the key components to a political debate?
 * How do bipartisan politics get involved in Supreme Court Case decisions and the Justice Nomination process?

After the lesson, students will be able to: > > > > > > **Project:** For the project that we did with our group. We created a talkshow/ video interview on the Carruchuri-Rosenedo case.
 * Objectives: **
 * research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court
 * analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports
 * discuss the details and ramifications of recent court cases and justice nominations
 * create a podcast that incorporates students' knowledge and various viewpoints about the situation

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