Courts+Calendar,+Vocabulary,+and+Review+Questions


 * Unit 4 //Mini// Unit: The Courts**
 * < **Monday** || **Tuesday** || **Wednesday** || **Thursday** || **Friday** ||
 * 2/22


 * __Bureaucracy Exam!__**


 * __No Current Event Due!__** || 2/23

Read Pages 403-405 || 2/24

Read Pages 405-409 || 2/25

Read Pages 409-414 || 2/26

Read Pages 414-420 ||
 * 3/1

Current Event à **__Supreme Court__** || 3/2

Read Pages 420-423 || 3/3

Read Pages 423-427


 * Groups 1, 2, 3 Present Supreme Court Case Assignment** || 3/4

Read Pages 427-429


 * Groups 4, 5, 6 Present Supreme Court Case Assignment** || 3/5

Read Pages 429-431


 * Groups 7, 8, 9 Present Supreme Court Case Assignment** ||
 * 3/8


 * No Op-Ed, nor Current Event: __JUDICIAL POLICYMAKING ESSAY DUE__** || 3/9

//Exam Review// || 3/10


 * J ** **Courts Test** ** J **

Approximately 25 Multiple Choice Questions * 2 FRW’s || 3/11


 * __Begin Unit Five: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties__** || 3/12

Supreme Court Cases Assignment Due


 * __Quiz on the Court Cases__** ||

**Vocabulary & Review Questions**
 * Directions:** Define the following vocabulary and answer the chapter questions on another piece of paper.


 * Vocabulary:**

//Amicus curiae// brief Appellate court Broad construction Case law Class-action suit Common law Concurring opinion Dissenting opinion Judicial activism Judicial restraint Jurisdiction Litigate Majority opinion Opinion Oral arguments Political question Precedent Remand Reverse Rule of four Senatorial courtesy //Stare decisis// Strict construction Trial court Unanimous opinion Write of //certiorari// Judicial review District courts Plaintiff Grand jury Petit jury Original jurisdiction Plea bargain Trial Courts Criminal Law Civil Law

1. Explain what judicial review is and trace its origins. 2. Distinguish between original and appellate jurisdictions of the federal courts. 3. In what cases does the Supreme Court hold original jurisdiction? 4. Distinguish between the two burdens of proof used for criminal and civil cases. 5. Why are “plea bargains” seen as being controversial?
 * Review Questions:**

6. Explain the process by which a case reaches the Supreme Court and is decided. 7. Describe the process of judicial selection. List all the factors that may influence the choice of a federal judge. 8. Describe the debate between justices who believe in judicial restraint and justices who favor judicial activism. Describe the judicial philosophies of our past chief justices. 9. How does a “loose interpretation” of the Constitution differ from a “strict interpretation” of the Constitution? 10. Why does the Supreme Court often prefer to avoid ruling on “political questions”? 11. How do grand juries differ from petit juries? 12. Describe the historical judicial consequences of the following courts: Marshall Court, Warren Court, and Burger Court 13. How can Congress check the courts? How can the President check the courts? 14. Explain the relationship between the Supreme Court and public opinion.