32006 Agenda

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• 3/20/06 Agenda
• Quiz on Reading Pages 385-397
• Check Reading Homework
• Finish Lecture the Judiciary branch
• Presentations Supreme Court Cases
• Lecture on unclaimed cases

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• Please get out a separate sheet of paper. Thank
  you!
  
• Title the paper Chapter 16 Quiz Part I and put
  your heading in the upper right corner.

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• Under the Adversary System, disputes in our
  country
  
• Are only resolved when both sides totally agree.
• Are resolved after two parties argue their
  differences and present their points of view.
  
• Are usually never fully resolved.
• Are only resolved based on international law.

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• 2) The difference between grand juries and petit
  juries is that
  
• A) Grand Juries handle indictments, petit
• juries handle trials
• B) Grand juries handle trials, petit juries
• handle indictments
• C) Grand juries are composed of elected
  officials
  
• D) Petit Juries are composed of elected officials

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• 3) What is the difference between appellate
  jurisdiction and original jurisdiction?
  
• A) Appellate jurisdiction is the first time the
  case is tried,
  
• original jurisdiction is every time after that.
• B) Original jurisdiction is the first time a
  case is tried,
  
• appellate jurisdiction is every time after
  that.
  
• C) Original jurisdiction is for criminal trials,
  appellate
  
• jurisdiction is for civil trials.
• D) None of the above.

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• 4) When the president picks someone to be a
  federal judge, the role of the senate is to
  
• Criticize the nominee no matter how qualified he
  or she is.
  
• Always approve the nominee without any
  resistance.
  
• Advise the president, then give consent to the
  approval if the candidate is qualified.
  
• None of the above.

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• Please open your Interactive Notebook to page 54.
  Thank you!
  
• Title the page The Judicial Branch
• Take notes.

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• The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court
  and lower federal courts, spread around the
  country. (See map, p. 388 of textbook)
  
• Standing the right to file a lawsuit or
  petition.
  
• Original and Appelate Jurisdiction (Get
  definitions from chapter if you have not yet done
  so.)
  
• Jurisdictionthe right to try a case. Can be
  based on subject matter or geographical region.

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• District Courts have Original jurisdiction.
• Appellate courts have appellate jurisdiction.
• Senatorial Courtesy Custom where the president
  gives names of potential judges to senators from
  the state where the judge would work.
  

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• II. Three recent Supreme court eras
• A. Warren Court (1963-1969)a bloc of five
  liberal justices(why was 5 important?)
  
• 1. Revolutionized criminal procedure,
• added constitutional rights for the
  accused.
  
• 2. Aided the Civil Rights movement.
• B. Burger Court (1965-1985)
• 1. Continued the tradition of Civil Rights
  legislation started by Warren Court

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• C. Rehnquist Court (1985-2005)
• 1. A more conservative supreme court.

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Miller v. California Airaby Miranda v. Arizona De
viyani Palko v. Connecticut Planned Parenthood v
. Casey Vitave Plessy v. Ferguson Jorge Regents
of the University of California v. Bakke Joseph
Schenck v. United States Matt Shelley v. Kramer C
helsea Texas v. Johnson Darnell Tinker v. Des Mo
ines School District Christine
United States v. OBrien United Steelworkers of A
merica, AFL-CIO v. Weber Suza Webster v. Reproduc
tive Health Services Monica
Baker v. Carr Anthony Barron v. Baltimore Brown
v. Board of Education Yen Dennis v. United States
Sinna Engel v. Vitale Escobedo v. Illinois Fur
man v. Georgia LaQuisha Gitlow v. New York Dylan
Griswold v. Connecticut Jerome Hazelwood School
District v. Kuhlmeier Chris Heart of Atlanta Mote
l v. United States Valerie Lemon v. Kurtzman Mike
Mapp v. Ohio Matt
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• Please open your Interactive Notebook to page 58.
  Thank you!
  
• Title the page The Judiciary Branch Supreme
  Court Cases and get ready to take notes on
  student presentations.

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• Homework
• Read pages 398-410 in the textbook.
• Take at least one page of notes on page 64 of
  your IN.