1. The Supreme Court of the United States Debating, Creating, and Maintaining the Federal Judiciary in the United States

2. Debating… O A few lessons from The Declaration of Independence… O King George III breaking with precedent O Abusing long-established rights of Englishmen O Reviewing issues with The Articles of Confederation… O Lacking a national judiciary O A Convention to Revise The Articles of Confederation… O The problem with revision O The Constitutional Convention… O Federalists O Anti-Federalists

3. Creating… O Federalist arguments at the Constitutional Convention and in the newspapers… O Madison, Hamilton, and Jay O Support for the new federal government O Anti-Federalist arguments at the Convention and in the newspapers… O Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, and others O Fear of the new federal government O Complete the assignment “Crossfire” by analyzing the specific arguments of the two sides concerning ratification of the Constitution.

4. Maintaining… O Not too many details concerning The Supreme Court O Explanations? O Role of Chief Justice John Marshall O Article III of the Constitution establishes The Supreme Court of the United States O Appointed by President/ Confirmed by Senate O No formal qualifications for justices O Pay cannot be diminished O Impeachment a possibility O Complete “The Constitution Challenge” O Pay careful attention to your explanations…