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Learning Targets:
Learning Targets:
- Explain how the courts, particularly the Supreme Court, came to play a powerful role in forming public policy
- Trace the development of the federal judiciary and the origins of judicial review
- Describe the structure and main components of the American legal system
- Explain the organization of the federal court system
- Outline the criteria and process used to select federal court judges
- Evaluate the Supreme Court's process for accepting, hearing, and deciding cases
- Analyze the factors that influence judicial decision making
- Assess the role of the Supreme Court in the policy-making process
Resources and Assignments:
Resources and Assignments:
- Unit 5 Terms
- Judiciary Packet
- PPT - Ch 10: The Judiciary
- Supreme Court Simulation
- Gonzales v. Oregon - Background Information
- Attorney's Role
- Justice's Role
- Requirements:
- Papers must be at least 2 pages, size 12 font, Times New Roman.
- Attorneys:
- Provide a written speech/essay to me so I can clearly understand your arguments.
- Provide an outline of your arguments to the rest of the class so they can follow along and ask questions.
- Copies must be made before the class period starts.
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