Who’s your favorite Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? G&P -- Stuckart Who’s your favorite Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? 4/23/2017 Review analysis of the composition of the Court: Write all ages on board, then calculate the average age – 67.8 years Write “home” info on board for all Justices – trends? -- 8 of 9 from East Coast Write “law school” info on board – trends? -- all Ivy League schools (Harvard & Yale) Write “religion” info on board – trends? (all Catholic or Jewish) Write year “sworn in” on board – calculate years of service (avg years on court = 16 years) Write “nominated by” info on board – which presidents are Republican/Democrats? (5-4) Lead discussion: Do Supreme Court Justices (and other federal judges) represent us? Should they? Why/why not?

AGENDA February 13/14, 2014 Today’s topics G&P -- Stuckart AGENDA February 13/14, 2014 4/23/2017 Today’s topics Process of becoming a federal judge Criminal Law vs. Civil Law Landmark Supreme Court Cases Homework Review the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)

Learning Goals Unit 5 Guide G&P -- Stuckart 4/23/2017 Unit 5 Guide Do Supreme Court Justices (and other federal judges) represent us? Should they? Why/why not? What is the process for becoming a federal judge? Is this a good way to choose judges? Why/why not? What are the most important landmark Supreme Court cases? Teacher goes through goals and relates them to the days’ activities.

Process of becoming a federal judge G&P -- Stuckart 4/23/2017 PRESIDENT nominates After consulting home-state Senators, political parties, interest groups, etc. U.S. SENATE Judiciary Committee Holds confirmation hearings, then votes The president “…shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint…Judges of the supreme Court…” -- Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2 U.S. SENATE full Senate Floor debate, then votes for/against confirmation What is the process? [click]

Famous Confirmation Hearings G&P -- Stuckart 4/23/2017 Famous Confirmation Hearings SKIP if running low on time Photos are hyperlinks to videos of/about confirmation hearings: Justice Roberts (confirmed 78-22) – watch about 45-60 seconds, discuss Judge Bork (rejected 42-58) – watch about 1 minute, discuss Justice Thomas (confirmed 52-48) – watch entire video, discuss [warn students of graphic content] Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, presidents have submitted 160 nominations for the Court, including those for chief justice. Of this total, 124 were confirmed (7 declined to serve).

Landmark Supreme Court Cases G&P -- Stuckart 4/23/2017 Landmark Supreme Court Cases BACKGROUND: Read the Supreme Court Case Study on your case Highlight, underline, take notes – be prepared to summarize the “Parties/Background” and “Significance” into a few sentences Hand out Landmark Supreme Court cases organizer Have students count off 1-6 and hand out case background Weeks v. United States (1914) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Roe v. Wade (1973) Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton (1995)   Weeks Miranda Brown Roe Gideon Vernonia

Jigsaw: Landmark Supreme Court Cases G&P -- Stuckart Jigsaw: Landmark Supreme Court Cases 4/23/2017 CASE REVIEW: Gather with people who have the same case Compare/contrast each person’s notes What do you want to add to your notes? DO IT! PRESENTATION: Each group will present their case to the class

Civil Law vs. Criminal Law G&P -- Stuckart Civil Law vs. Criminal Law 4/23/2017 CIVIL LAW: Regulates relations between private individuals May be enforced in a civil action by a private party Teacher hands out Civil vs. Criminal Law Graphic Organizers Direct students to take notes. Use NOTES space at bottom if necessary Go through CIVIL side of chart

Civil Law vs. Criminal Law G&P -- Stuckart Civil Law vs. Criminal Law 4/23/2017 CRIMINAL LAW: Regulates public conduct Government brings legal action against a person & imposes a penalty Go through CRIMINAL side of chart

Civil Law vs. Criminal Law G&P -- Stuckart Civil Law vs. Criminal Law 4/23/2017 Sometimes the same act can be tried as both a civil and criminal case. Criminal cases require a higher standard of evidence for conviction than civil cases because the penalties are more severe. + Use NOTES space at bottom if necessary

Homework Before you leave Homework Pick up your belongings G&P -- Stuckart Homework 4/23/2017 Before you leave Pick up your belongings Straighten desks Homework Review the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)