The Supreme Court The _______ Branch

The Supreme Court The Judicial Branch

There are __ members on the Supreme Court.

There are 9 members on the Supreme Court.

The Leader of the Supreme Court is called the ____ ______

The Leader of the Supreme Court is called the Chief Justice

The Chief Justice’s name is ____ ______

The Chief Justice’s name is John Roberts He is the 17 th Chief Justice

He was appointed by President ________ __ ____

He was appointed by President George W Bush

The 1 st African American Man on the Supreme Court was _________ __________

The 1 st African American Man on the Supreme Court was Thurgood Marshall

The 1st Woman on the Supreme Court was _________ __________

The 1st Woman on the Supreme Court was Sandra Day O’Conner

Judges on the Supreme Court serve for ______.

Judges on the Supreme Court serve for life.

A Judge on the Supreme Court must be __ years old. There is no age or citizenship requirement to be on the Supreme Court or a Federal judge

A Judge on the Supreme Court must be ? years old. There is no age or citizenship requirement to be on the Supreme Court or a Federal judge

What kind of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court Have?

Original Jurisdiction: The right to be the first court of law to hear a case.

What kind of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court Have? Original Jurisdiction: The right to be the first court of law to hear a case. Appellate Jurisdiction: The right to hear a appeal of a decision (case) from a lower court

Famous Supreme Court Cases Dred Scott v Sanford –1857 decision that, that whether slave or free, “Negroes” had no right to bring a lawsuit Plessy v Ferguson –Separate but equal (for blacks and whites) 1896 Engel v Vitale – –Schools cannot require students to say prayers in school

Famous Supreme Court Cases Roe v Wade –States cannot ban abortions Marbury v Madison –supreme court can overrule a law of congress Miranda v Arizona –when being arrested you must be read your rights before questioning or statements cannot be used as evidence

Famous Supreme Court Cases US v Nixon –Executive privilege has limits Board of Education v Pico –a school board cannot ban books from a library just because someone does not agree with the ideas.

Famous Supreme Court Cases Brown v Board of Education –School segregation is unconstitutional Regents of U Cal v Bakkee –affirmative action Texas v Johnson –the government cannot stop a person from a dissenting view or action because it finds it offensive