1. Membership and Work of the Supreme Court AP Government and Politics Wilson Chapter 14 Homework: Choose a Supreme Court case that you would like to listen to…and bring headphones to class tomorrow…

2. List all nine current Supreme Court justices… 1.Scalia 2.Roberts 3.Kagan 4.Sotomayor 5.Ginsburg 6.Alito 7.Breyer 8.Kennedy 9.Thomas

3. Current Membership of the Court

4. Ideology of the Court How would you answer this question? What do you know about the current “ideological makeup of the Court?

5. Where do they fall…unofficially?

7. On the Justices and Oral Argument Introduction Supreme Court Makeup Granting Cert Roberts on Oral Argument People vs. Larry Flynnt movie clip

8. Cameras in the Court? Recently, much has been made about introducing video cameras into the Supreme Court. – Scalia on Cameras Scalia on Cameras – O’Connor on Cameras O’Connor on Cameras – Kennedy on Cameras Kennedy on Cameras – Breyer on Cameras Breyer on Camera What are the arguments in favor of televising Supreme Court hearings? What are the arguments against televising Supreme Court hearings? Which do you support?