Week 5

Agenda 9/25

1. Sunday shows
2. Wrap up civil liberties
   1. Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era
      1. How much privacy are we willing to give up in order to ensure physical security?
      2. Should the government be allowed to spy on American citizens without a warrant if it is in the name of national security?
3. Federal Judiciary
   1. What is the role of the federal judiciary?
   2. How is the federal judiciary organized?
   3. What are the primary roles of the Supreme Court?
   4. How does SCOTUS decide which cases to hear?

Agenda 9/27

1. Wrap up Federal Judiciary
   1. What are the primary roles of the Supreme Court?
   2. How does SCOTUS decide which cases to hear?
2. What will the exams look like?
   1. REMINDER: Midterm 1 will arrive in your inbox by 5pm today. Upload your response to Brightspace by 5pm on Saturday Sept. 30

The Politics of SCOTUS

1. How do Supreme Court justices decide cases?
   1. Why do justices disagree?
2. What are the differences in judicial philosophy?
3. What is the ideological makeup of SCOTUS?
4. How has the Supreme Court ruled on civil rights/liberties cases in recent years?