NAME______
Government: Supreme Court Webquest
Name:
Use www.supremecourt.gov to fill in this worksheet.
You may type your answers and print the entire
assignment, or print the blank worksheet and write
in your responses. When completed, please put this
in your activities section of your binder.
1. Look at the calendar on the homepage.
a. What are the Argument days for the
Supreme Court this month?
d. When does a Supreme Court term begin
and end?
e. How many petitions are filed in one
term of the Supreme Court?
4. From the homepage, click on “About the
Supreme Court” and click on the biographies of
the Justices.
a. Where did Justice Roberts get his law
degree?
b. What are the Non-argument days this
month?
b. Which president nominated Justice
Roberts to be Chief Justice?
2. Click on Los Angles v PATEL from the right side
of the homepage.
a. In what year did the event in question
occur?
b. Summarize the issue that is being
addressed by the court.
3. On the left side of the homepage, click on
“About the Court,” then click “Brief Overview.
a. Name the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court.
b. List the Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court.
c. The Supreme Court is established in
what article of the Constitution?
NAME______
Now use this site: Website:
C) How did the court rule(conclusion)?
http://www.oyez.org/
INSTRUCTIONS: Using the “ Case Issues” tab, click
on BROWSE BY ISSUE: Then Click on “First
Amendment” on the left side task bar.
1)
Click on “Establishment of Religion,” find
Engle v. Vitale.
3.Click on the Issues link. In the Search tab, type
Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824
a) Provide a brief summary of the Facts of the
Case.
A) Provide a brief summary of the Facts of the
Case.
B) What is the Question to be decided?
B) What is the Question to be decided?
D) How did the court rule(conclusion)?
C) How did the court rule(conclusion)?
2. Click on the Issues link. In the Search tab,
type Marbury v. Madison, 1803
A) Provide a brief summary of the Facts of the
Case.
4) Click on the Issues link. In the Search tab, type
Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969
a) Provide a brief summary of the Facts of the
Case.
B) What is the Question to be decided?
B) What is the Question to be decided?
D) How did the court rule(conclusion)?