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Vocab. Quiz
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Article and Crossword Puzzle
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Group work over how cases reach the Supreme Court. Discuss.
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Chapter 18 Test Thursday, April
16

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COMPARE and CONTRAST federal and state court systems
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LIST and EXPLAIN the differences between criminal and civil cases
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DESCRIBE the basic structure of the
Supreme Court
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SUMMARIZE Supreme Court decisions

The Judicial Branch Notes

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The only court the Constitution creates is the _________________.
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How many justices are there?
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How long does a justice serve on the court?
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Who appoints the federal judges?

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The first time the Court asserted its power of judicial review
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The opinion claimed for the
Supreme Court the right to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.

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The first court to hear a case is the trial court
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If you lose a case in the trial court, you can appeal to a higher court
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When you appeal a case the appellate court will:
1. Affirm it- agree with the verdict
2. Reverse it- reject the verdict
3. Remand it- send it back to the lower court

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If you appeal a verdict, you are asking the court to review your case
 An appellate court’s job is to see if the trial court made a mistake
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The Supreme Court chooses which cases to hear and they don’t choose many

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Read pages 520-521
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Explain how cases reach the
Supreme Court.
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Explain how the Supreme Court operates.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2010termcourt calendar.pdf
www.Wikipedia.com