Superior Court Internship Homework
Due: Wednesday, July 20
Approaches to the law in The Nine
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Read the provided excerpt from The Nine
Answer the questions below - answers are due before you go to bed WEDNESDY night
You may need to do additional research on your own to answer some of these questions
Make sure all your writing is your own and that you are not copying from your peers’ responses.
You do not need to post a response to others’ thoughts – only your own answers.
In most cases, a one word answer is not enough. Please provide a few sentences of support to
each question.
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In your own words, what is originalism?
In your own words, what does a “living Constitution” mean?
What is the role of the Supreme Court of the United States?
Why did the architect of the Supreme Court building incorporate such prominent steps
into his design?
Give some examples of the conservative agenda.
Since 1991, who has nominated more individuals to the Supreme Court – Republican
presidents of Democratic presidents?
Which three judges “doomed the [conservative] counterrevolution?
In your opinion, which approach to the constitution is better: originalism or living
constitutionalism?