Supreme+Court

=Research Question:= How does Congress block a justice’s nomination to the Supreme Court and is this necessary to keep the court unbiased? The law connects to the Sumpreme Court in that the Supreme Courts job is to interpret the law so that it doesn’t violate the rights of the citizens of Arizona. The justices on the supreme court must decide wheter or not the law violates the Constitution. · When the justices’ vote does the Chief Justice vote last or does he/she vote with the rest of them? · How old or how long must a Supreme Court justice serve before he/she can retire? · How does Congress block a potential justice’s appointment to the Supreme Court? · Who was the first female justice or chief justice? · Has a Supreme Court justice ever been impeached or removed from office? · Has the amount of Supreme Court justices always been 9 or has it been fewer or larger? · How does Congress block a justice’s nomination to the Supreme Court and is this necessary to keep the court unbiased?
 * __Day 1: Monday, July 12th__**
 * __How would the Arizona Law relate to the Supreme Court__**
 * __Majority Opinion-__** The opinion held by most people in a supreme court jury.
 * __Confirmation Hearing-__** A meeting to confirm a supreme court justice.
 * __Conservative-Liberal-__** Traditional, strict and very literal with Constitution; Liberal a little bit more loosely read.
 * __Chief Justice-__** The head of the Supreme Court.
 * __Precedent-__** To take into consideration previous rulings.
 * __Questions about Supreme Court__**


 * __Day 2: Tuesday July 13th

Objectives__** Students will be able to - research a topic of personal interest on the Supreme Court - evaluate a variety of internet resources for research - organize research findings on to a Mind Map using the program Inspiration - present research findings within the classroom and virtually using video chat - summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog

Ms.Pember

Today I learned that the Supreme Court is a court of judges known as justices with one chief justice. The president nominates someone and the Senate decides wheter or not the nominated are allowed to serve on the court. There are 9 justices and they serve life sentences. Also, the job of the supreme court is to decide wheter or not a controversial law adheres or does not adhere to the Constitution.
 * __Summary of Supreme Court+Video Chat__**
 * I think video chatting in school for educational purposes is a very good idea because you can share ideas and information with someone that is not in the same area as you. People can also exchange information with multiple individuals that are not necessarily in the same room as them.
 * Overall, I didn't like the way that the chat lagged so much and how difficult it was just to get a chat started with a comrade.
 * However, I would like to videochat sometime in the future, it has potential.

“You have been elected the new Mayor of Malden. Before leaving office, the old mayor gave jobs to several of his political friends but the paperwork hasn’t made it to the personnel office yet.
 * __Day 3: Wednesday, July 14th__**


 * A.** Should you 1) honor the jobs promised by the old mayor, or 2) cancel the jobs since they aren’t “officially” in the system yet?
 * B.** What are the possible negatives to denying these people their jobs? What are the possible positives to allowing them to take these jobs?
 * C.** Would it make a difference if the perspective employees had worked against you in the mayoral elections?

A. No, I would not honor the jobs promised by the old mayor because the political friends may have contrasting political views than I which could cause havoc within the administration. When the mayor and his subordinates don't agree then that can cause problems for the public and the administration.

B. The possible negatives to denying these people their jobs is that they may run against me in future elections or declare to others that I am unfair and cruel towards my employees. The positives to allowing them to take these jobs is that they may work well with me and may prove to be critical assets to me.

C. Yes, because since we ran against each other we clearlly all have different goals and different objectives we want to complete while in office and this may cause problems down the road.

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Guided Questions:
 * __Day 4: Thursday, July 15th__**
 * What are the key components to a political debate?
 * How do bipartisan politics get involved in Supreme Court Case decisions and the Justice Nomination process?

Objectives: After the lesson, students will be able to: > > > > > >
 * research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court
 * analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports
 * discuss the details and ramifications of recent court cases and justice nominations
 * create a podcast that incorporates students' knowledge and various viewpoints about the situation