1. Supreme Court March 24, 2017 Define/Explain the following 1
Supreme Court March 24, 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

2. I. Cases reach the SC ~2% Rule of 4 Writ of cert Deny a decision:
Fed. Issue (transgender)
Standing
Stare Decisis
“political hot potato”
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Supreme Court Cases A. Identify 1 trend B. 1 reason to explain the changes in numbers
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4. II. SC at work Mon-Thurs (Quorum of 6) Friday PROCESS
BRIEFS + ARGUMENTS
30 min.
Majority
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5. II. Written Opinions Types: Assigning of opinions Unanimous Majority
Dissenting- (minority)
Concurring- (majority)
Assigning of opinions
Communicate
Precedents
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6. III. Possibility of evading Court decisions
Amendments
Refuse(desegregation)
Remand (Shaw v. Reno)
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7. Silent Justice
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