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The Supreme Court

__INTRO TO SUPREME COURT__
Students will be able to: · //Connect// last week’s topic with this week’s topic. · //Identify// what we already know about the Supreme Court. · //Create// list of questions we still have about Supreme Court.
 * OBJECTIVE:**

**What is the Supreme Court?**
Brainstorm/Jot down what you think/know:

Mother of all courts. Highest ranked court – if no other court can solve it, the last result is to go to the Supreme Court

Connection to what we learned last week about immigration:
Immigration laws go through the Supreme Court? Supreme Court makes sure laws are constitutional. – The Arizona immigration law is being debated if it is constitutional or unconstitutional. 14th Amendment If the Federal gov’t is trying to sue someone, it automatically goes to the Supreme Court. Obama and the federal government are trying to sue the SB 1070 for being unconstitutional.

VOCAB TERMS:
//Precedent//: a prior court case having similar characteristics to solve a current court case.

//Chief Justice//: The head of the Supreme Court, who makes the final decision. Who is the Chief Justice? How are they chosen?

//Conservative/Liberal//: the moral beliefs of the two political parties: republican and democrat Is it really about morals? Republican and Democrats: those who are pro-economy v. pro-people? Conservative: stick to tradition/Constitution; Liberal: more open to new things/ideas

//Confirmation Hearing//: a meeting to confirm the final decision process to confirm a new court justice Don’t use the word in the definition. ELENA KAGAN

//Majority Opinion//: conclusion of multiple pinions of a topic. Of the justices Since it is an “opinion” does it necessarily mean it goes through as the final decision? Is there a minority opinion?

__** Things We Know About the Supreme Court **__
· 9 court justices · Mother of all courts · Verifies if things are unconstitutional/constitutional · One chief justice · President nominates court justices

__** Questions: **__
· **//__ Do they try to achieve diversity to prevent bias? __//***(How do the roles of Liberals and Conservatives play out?) · What are the qualifications? · What is the most current Supreme Court case? BP oil spill?
 * · When was it created? 1800s **
 * · Do court justices get voted to be a chief justice? **
 * · What are the powers of the chief justice? **
 * · Is there a good balance between Republicans and Democrats? **
 * · **//__ Why did they create the Supreme Court? * __//

OUR QUESTION: **How do Conservatives and Liberals roles play out?**



==It is an online site for webcamming. Since googlechat wasn't working, this was the next best thing. However, it took forever to load and invite people, and it was really laggy so i would hear the other person respond 10 seconds later. We were supposed to teach someone from the other class on what our group researched. We can use this in school by doing projects together without meeting up with the other person, because sometimes schedules do not always allign, especially when there is more than 2 people per group. Also, it helps to discuss things together and teach others. In our personal lives, we can webchat with people who have gone on vacation or moved away or to send a video message to someone because it means more than just a e-card or something. We tried to get our whole group on tokbox with the other group in mr. green's class. What we learned from my peers: The current chief justice was the youngest elected since John Marshall, at age 50. They don't really have any super powers or privileges, besides the fact that they get to stay in the Supreme Court for life until they die, or decide to retire. His name is John G. Roberts. A lot of their meals are paid for and other nice things.==

Day 3 -- July 14, 2010 (FALL OF BASTILLE DAY)
 OBJECTIVE:  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

The Warren Courts

Guided Questions:

 * What type of cases is the Warren Court famous for hearing?
 * How did the decision made by the Warren Court affect US citizens?
 * What effects of the Warren Court still affect us today?

Objectives:
 After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
 * identify important Constitutional Amendments
 * analyze the parameters of Constitutional Amendments
 * apply amendments to everyday life situations

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> REWRITING THE AMENDMENTS: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 10th Amendment: limits the powers of the federal government; powers not given are reserved to the state governments and the people.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">//There were many court cases during the reign of Warren, a chief justice, hence the name "The Warren Courts". Such cases were Brown v. Board of Education, Mapp v. Ohio, Baker v. Carr, and others. They helped shape America and the legal system as they clarified the way the Constitution was to be interpreted over existing laws. For example, in one case during this time, Miranda rights was tagged, because he was not given the "right to remain silent" by the police that had arrested him for raping somebody and was released and that was unconstitutional. Now we hear that phrase in almost every cop show and movie we see.//

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Activity 3: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Brown v. Board of Education has the greatest effect on me today, because it had repealed the decision of separate but equal in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. If it weren't for that, I would probably not be here today, sitting in class with such a diverse group of people or using brand-new technology. It allowed everyone to be offered the same education to succeed in life.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some very important amendments would be the 1st, 4th and especially the 14th. The decisions made by the Warren Court affected US citizens, because we are still using the court cases as a basis for how we live today. We have the guaranteed rights in the Constitution and have prior

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> GUIDED QUESTIONS: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Warren Court is famous for hearing Brown v. Board of Education, Mapp v. Ohio, Baker v. Carr, etc. The Constutional Amendments can be looked at more liberally than conservatively, because the founding fathers did not know about the things and issues in the future.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [Supreme Court/|Glog: The Supreme Court]

Day 4: July 15, 2010
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?

Objectives: After the lesson, students will be able to:
 * 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

Activity 1: Major elements of a talkshow/radio show. (newscast/podcast)
 * host
 * controversial topic
 * supporter
 * opponent
 * experts
 * bystanders/ ordinary people

Activity 2:

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This article was from the New York Times titled : "Justices Rule Against Group that Excludes Gay Students" It summarized the Supreme Court's decision and the background information of the case. The Christian Legal Society was denied the recognition of being a school group, because they excluded membership to people who practiced a "sexually immoral lifestyle", meaning they were gay or lesbian because it went against their beliefs according to the Bible. Since they were ruled against, they do not receive funding or access to the school's technology or name. It was school policy to include everyone in order to receive all the privileges. It turned out to be a 5-4 ruling, with a conservative turning sides with the liberals. The chief justice had ruled with the minority opinion.

OUTLINE: Sam: Liberal arguer; from the Supreme Court Andrew: Conservative arguer; from Christian Legal Society Mandy: bystander - Liberal Patricia: bystander - Conservative Daniel: Host Elizabeth: Connects to Life in Malden; reporter

Dan welcomes. And brief intro to court case. Host introduces guests. (Andrew walks in first -- says his view.) (Sam says her view) Dan asks Patricia and Mandy questions. (audience) Goes to Chief Reporter, Elizabeth Tran for a report on how this case has connected to life in Malden. (talks about clubs) creates a more tight-knit community, more diversity.

Dan ends. thats all the time we have today.

MY LINE: (when Dan asks to speak with the audience) "I agree with the Supreme court’s final decision. Because all these hardcore evangelical Christians are getting crazier cause they have nothing better to do with their lives. I was raised as a “good” Christian since I was born, yet I don’t go around telling people that they come to our church because they like guys or girls of the same sex. If the Christian Legal Society wants the states money that’s coming out of the pockets of everyone, including gays, then they should allow everyone to be part of their club. Isn’t this violating free association of the first amendment or something?"

REFLECTION: The Christian Legal Society v. Martinez case was violating the First Amendment in free association and discrimination against sexual orientation. CLS did not allow those who were gay, bisexual, or lesbian to vote or become a leader of the club, yet they wanted to get the state's funding and privileges to school's resources. But Hasting school's policy stated that in order for them to receive such privileges, they must allow everyone to join their club. The Supreme Court ruled against CLS in a 5:4 vote. It affects Malden, because it doesn't give the right to clubs, such as Haitian club or Asian American Club to limit their membership to only those of the same race. Personally, I had friends in Asian American Club that were not Asian at all.