1. Warm-up
Get out the Political Cartoon Analysis from Monday if you completed it for homework.
Then, answer the question below if you were not here yesterday:
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? Can you name any of them?
Then, answer this question for today’s warm-up”
Why does the United States have three branches of government?

2. Objective
Students will be able to determine the qualifications of a Supreme Court justice by analyzing several short biographies and creating the profile for an ideal justice.

3. Agenda Warm-up Objective Cornell Notes: Supreme Court
Classwork: Guess the Justice
Classwork: Create Your Own Justice
Review

4. Cornell Notes: Supreme Court
Get out your Cornell Notes from Monday, we are going to be adding to them!

5. Appointment Process
The president appoints a judge for the Supreme Court for life.
Before they become a Supreme Court Justice, they must be confirmed by the Senate.

6. Supreme Court Members John G. Roberts, Chief Justice
Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Justice Elena Kagan.

7. What should be the qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice?
Tell students that there are no official qualifications to become a SCOTUS justice, but all justices have been college educated and have experience as lawyers and judges in lower courts.

8. Classwork: Guess the Justice
Read through the short biographies and decide which two are biographies of Supreme Court Justices.
Be ready to explain why you thought that!

9. Answer!
1 is Ruth Bader Ginsberg
3 is Chief Justice John Roberts

10. Classwork: Create Your Own Justice
Fill out the profile to create the perfect justice for the Supreme Court!
Then, answer the critical thinking question at the bottom.

11. Did we cover everything?
Students will be able to determine the qualifications of a Supreme Court justice by analyzing several short biographies and creating the profile for an ideal justice.