JUDICIAL BRANCH

ASK

• What does a judge do?
• Have you ever been to court? Why?
• What do you know about the court system in your country?
• What do you know about the Supreme Court?
• What are some famous court cases in history?

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DICTATION

• 1-5

DICTATION

• The jury was hung because the jurors couldn't decide.
• The plaintiff and defendant disagreed about the case.
• The case went to an appellate court.
• The Supreme Court can strike down an unconstitutional law.
• In this trial, a group of people gives the verdict.

BRAINSTORM VOCAB

• Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL

• Two Court Systems
• Kind of Cases
• Criminal vs. Civil
• Trials
• Appellate
• Judges
• Supreme Court

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QUIZLET

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JUDICIAL BRANCH IN A FLASH

• True or False
• Circle the Answer

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TRUE OR FALSE

• Partner

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READ

• Judicial Branch in a Flash

JUDICIAL BRANCH

• Circle the Answer

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A TIME TO KILL (COURT SCENE)

• Racism in the South (Mississippi)
• White men try to kill a black girl
• The black girl's father kills the white men
• The black man goes to trial

RETELL THE SCENE

• What happened?

VIDEO

• How is a Justice Nominated?

ASK

HOMEWORK - JUDICIAL

WHAT DID THE WRITERS MEAN?

TWO VIEWS OF CONSTITUTION

• Living Document
• Originalism

10 MINUTE VIDEO

• Scalia vs. Breyer
• Originalist and Living Document

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• Two senators each state
• 4 year terms for President
• Cruel punishment
• Freedom of speech

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YOU ARE A JUDGE

• How would you interpret the Constitution?
• Answers from homework

VIDEOS

• 8th Amendment
• 5th Amendment

RUTH BADER GINSBURG

• Sunday Morning TV Show
• Supreme Court Justice

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JEOPARDY