1. Unit 2 – Branches of Government & Federal Power
The Supreme Court
Unit 2 – Branches of Government & Federal Power
Lesson 2
GC..6, GC.13, GC.14, GC.20, GC.22

2. the power to interpret the laws
Article 3
Judicial Power –
the power to interpret the laws
Jurisdiction
Judicial Review
Original Jurisdiction
What is appellate jurisdiction?

3. Judicial Review
Let’s review the Checks & Balances!

4. Judicial Review (continued)
Marbury v. Madison (1803)

5. The Justices What are the requirements ? How are they “elected”?
How long do they serve?
What is the difference between the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices?

6. The Supreme Court Today
Chief Justice - John Roberts
Associate Justices
-Elena Kagan Antonin Scalia -Samuel Alito
-Sonia Sotomayor -Anthony Kennedy -Stephen Breyer
-Ruth Bader Ginsburg -Clarence Thomas

7. State & Federal Courts By yourself… As a group… As a class…
Read “The Difference Between Federal and State Courts”
As a group…
Discuss the differences that you observed.
Rationalize the reasoning why different choices were made.
As a class…
Share your group’s findings and insights that were gathered.