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Supreme Court March 24, 2017 Define/Explain the following 1 Supreme Court March 24, 2017 Define/Explain the following 1. Rule of Four 2. Writ of Cert 3. Stare Decisis 4. Jurisdiction Objective: Analyze the Supreme Court and understand its influence in the American political system

I. Cases reach the SC ~2% Rule of 4 Writ of cert Deny a decision: Fed. Issue (transgender) Standing Stare Decisis “political hot potato” 1/1/2018

Free template from www.brainybetty.com Supreme Court Cases A. Identify 1 trend B. 1 reason to explain the changes in numbers 1/1/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com

II. SC at work Mon-Thurs (Quorum of 6) Friday PROCESS BRIEFS + ARGUMENTS 30 min. Majority 1/1/2018

II. Written Opinions Types: Assigning of opinions Unanimous Majority Dissenting- (minority) Concurring- (majority) Assigning of opinions Communicate Precedents 1/1/2018

III. Possibility of evading Court decisions Amendments Refuse(desegregation) Remand (Shaw v. Reno) 1/1/2018

Silent Justice 1/1/2018

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