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Chapter 11 - Section 3 Pages 320 - 326 Hunter Scales and David Stitz Objective: Students Will Learn the Supreme Courts Powers

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[|Hunter's External Link]: Hunter's Take: This Article is about the recent important controversy pertaining to the Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court has decided to rule on whether Obama's plan for national healthcare is constitutional. The main argument point is focused around a law that states Americans must have a basic healthcare plan or face financial penalties. The problem with this is that not everybody is able to get health-care based on financial situations or coverage preference. Another stipulation of the act is that health care companies would no longer be allowed to deny people on the premise of pre-existing conditions. This ruling is vitally important for many reasons, the two big ones being it will have an unknown and lasting effect of the health care business, and the final ruling would have a big impact on Obama's run for re-election.

**[|David's External Link]** Dave's Take: The article i chose talks about how the supreme court has been involved with the past and recent rulings on the death penalty. It shows how the supreme court's ruling may not all ways be the best for the people. Everyone in the supreme court agrees that the death penalty is not unconstitutional in certain situations, but if they all agree on it how does that help anyone who doesn't believe in it? It also talks about the flaws in the legal system leading up to being put on death row. It talks about how in some cases race and other factors could have made the case weighed against the man/woman on trial causing the cases ruling untrue and putting innocent people on death row.

Activity: Selecting a group of nine students, have them rule on a controversial issue. (I.E. Gay marriage, Marijuanna legalization, validity of abstract concept wars)

Reflection Questions: 1) How does a case make it to the Supreme Court? 2) Why would specific Justices choose not to rule on a case? 3) How are judges appointed to their position?

Answers: 1) A case is appealed after being ruled on in a lesser court and picked up if it is deemed to have importance to the American People 2) A Justice may excuse themselves from a case if it poses a reasonable conflict of interest or bias 3) The president nominates judges and they are reviewed by the senate and from there are either accepted or rejected.

Sources: Works Cited  "Health Care Reform and the Supreme Court (Affordable Care Act)." //Affordable Care Act//. Ny Times, 26 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. .  Remy, Richard C. "11/3." //United States Government: Democracy in Action//. New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2006. 320-26. Print.  VOGUE, ARIANE De. "The Supreme Court and the Death Penalty: A Glimpse." //ABC News//. ABC News Network, 22 Sept. 2011. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. .