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 17th Chief Justice

He was appointed by President ________ __ ____

He was appointed by President George W Bush

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

The 1st 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

The 1st Latino American on the Supreme Court was _________ __________

The 1st Latino American on the Supreme Court was Sonia Sotomayor

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 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 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

The Current Supreme Court

The Current Supreme Court Antonin Scalia Ronald Reagan John G. Roberts (Chief Justice) George W. Bush Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas George H. W. Bush Stephen Breyer Bill Clinton Ruth Bader Ginsburg Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor Barack Obama Elena Kagan

What kind of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court Have?

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