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Warm-up #6 1) What is the electoral college? 2) How are peoples’ votes actually counted in a presidential election?

Judicial Branch Video – How does the judicial branch protect your constitutional rights?

Judicial Branch Worksheet Judicial Branch Worksheet Please take a few minutes to complete the Judicial Branch Worksheet. Please take a few minutes to complete the Judicial Branch Worksheet. Use your reader and the information from the video to answer the questions. Use your reader and the information from the video to answer the questions. Don’t forget to use complete sentences. Don’t forget to use complete sentences.

Correct Judicial Branch worksheet Ms. Schaller will call on “number stick volunteers” to answer the questions. Ms. Schaller will call on “number stick volunteers” to answer the questions. All answers will be recorded on the board. All answers will be recorded on the board. If you miss an answer, please correct it on your worksheet. If you miss an answer, please correct it on your worksheet.

Judicial Branch What makes up the Judicial Departments? What makes up the Judicial Departments? Which is the highest court in the United States? Which is the highest court in the United States? The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States. The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States. How many Supreme Court Judges are there? How many Supreme Court Judges are there? There are nine Supreme Court Judges. There are nine Supreme Court Judges. What is the name of the leader of the Supreme Court Judges? What is the name of the leader of the Supreme Court Judges? The leader of the Supreme Court Judges is called the Chief Justice. The leader of the Supreme Court Judges is called the Chief Justice.

Judicial Branch Why is their an uneven number of judges? Why is their an uneven number of judges? There are an uneven number of judges so that there cannot be a tie. There are an uneven number of judges so that there cannot be a tie. How many judges must agree to pass a decision? How many judges must agree to pass a decision? Five judges must agree to pass a decision. Five judges must agree to pass a decision. Who selects Supreme Court Judges? Who approves them? Who selects Supreme Court Judges? Who approves them? The President appoints the Judges and Congress approves them. The President appoints the Judges and Congress approves them. How long is their term in office? How long is their term in office? Supreme Court Judges have life terms. Supreme Court Judges have life terms. Why are Supreme Court decisions important? Why are Supreme Court decisions important?

Supreme Court Justices

John Roberts – Chief Justice John Roberts – Chief Justice John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia Athonony Kennedy Athonony Kennedy Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburt Ruth Bader Ginsburt Stephen Breyer Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor

* Review Three Branches of Government Homework

Do Now #8 1) What is federalism? 2) Name two reasons why the founders (writers) of the Constitution allowed the slave trade to continue.

Do Now #9 1) What is one way that congress can check the president? 2) How does the president check the Judicial Branch?

3 Branches of Government Flipbooks Using the Three Branches of Government Graphic Organizer you will create a flipbook describing what each branch of the government does. Using the Three Branches of Government Graphic Organizer you will create a flipbook describing what each branch of the government does. Requirements (25 points possible) Requirements (25 points possible) Front: Front: Name of each branch Name of each branch What makes up the branch What makes up the branch Inside: Inside: 5 important powers/jobs of the branch 5 important powers/jobs of the branch 1 picture of the job being done. 1 picture of the job being done. How the branch can check and balance the others. How the branch can check and balance the others.

* Begin project! Homework