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1 The Supreme Court Chapter 8, Section 3

2 Highlights in History Congress defines structure The Marshall Court
Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden Dred Scott v. Sandford Reconstruction → Plessy The New Deal 1950s → Present

3 Choosing Justices Choosing a nominee? Confirmation hearings
Senate Judiciary Committee Nominees are inspected in great detail

4 Supreme Court Procedures
The Term Begins Two weeks listening, two weeks discussing Selecting Cases Original Jurisdiction, Appeal, State courts Writ of certiorari: an order seeking review of a lower case Briefs and Oral Arguments

5 Supreme Court Procedures
Opinions Majority opinion: 5/9 members, represents actual ruling in the case Concurring opinion: agree with overall reasoning, provide different legal reasoning Dissenting opinions: the opinions of justices who did not agree with the ruling

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