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Chapter 11 - Section 3 Pages 320 - 326 Logan Moore

Objective: Classmates will understand the importance and function of the Supreme Court. They will have a good understanding of the duties and will also understand reasons why the Supreme Court only sees very few cases under its original jurisdiction. In addition, classmates will understand how Justices are selected and the politics behind the selection process and their credentials.

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http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/supremecourtintro.html This link about the Supreme Court provides a lot of great information about the court. It gives a brief introduction with all of the basic standard facts. It then provides very good information about the justice system of the court and how it works and how it is ran. Within the link there are other links that provides lots of valuable information to anyone who is looking to research and learn about the Supreme Court. It gives biographies of the justices and their backgrounds, more information about the Supreme Court, and its role and duties. This link has been a very valuable source of mine because it has provided me with a lot of great information for my project and provided me with discussion questions. I have been provided with a lot of insights through this site and has given me a better understanding of the Supreme Court and what it does. I learned a lot of interesting facts that i probably would not have found through just reading my text book. I recommend this site to those who are looking for specific and accurate information about the Supreme Court.

Activity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS2Up5TeirM

Reflection Questions: 1. How does the Court decide what cases to review? 2. Compare the the differences between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. What are some of the differences? 3. How many women have been justices? How many African Americans?

Answers: 1. By looking over and reviewing cases to see if the cases is large enough to rule. 2. Original: Very small part. Rules on cases between states and states vs. federal government Appellate: Most common. Hears cases that have been appealed by lower courts. Rules if an act of congress was unconstitutional 3. 2 women. 2 African Americans

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