1. Pick-A-Dot : Courts & Cases
14th Amendment
Readi it!
What are the clauses in this amendment?
How does this Amendment impact our civil liberties?
Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
How doe they differ?
Review your vocab, amendments, and cases
Affirmative Action
De jure v. De facto segregation
Don’t stress too much about the cases as the prompt should give you enough info to assist. 12 cases on test 
Courts:
How do they get their jobs?
What does President look for in nominee?
Why do they serve for life?
What influences their decision to retire?
How is the # of justices determined?
Court System
Order of courts & jurisdiction
How do each of the types of courts differ in job?
What are “intermediate courts?”
Common law
SC Decisions
Constitutional criterion for hearing a case
Opinions
Majority, concurring, dissenting, per curiam
History of SC
Marshall, Warren, Burger, Rehnquist, Roberts
Precedent- stare decision
Case load
What types of cases are they likely to grant a writ of certiorari?
Judicial Activism/ Restraint
Original Intent
Strategic model- what is it?
Checks & Influences on courts
How can Congress check SC?
How do Interest groups influence courts?