1. Agenda for the day 1.Activator- personal experience? VMI Supreme Court Case 2.Overview of structure of Judicial Branch and key vocabulary 3.One-pager over Marbury vs. Madison

2. Have you had a personal experience with the court system?

3. What is the overall goal of the Judicial System? A primary purpose of the U.S. Court system is to ensure justice. Do you think it does that?

4. United States v. Virginia, 1996 Democratic equality means all people are entitled to the same rights before the law. Yet governments often make distinctions among groups of people, such as providing medical benefits only for military veterans. Does a state college’s policy of admitting only men violate the constitutional rights of women? A case involving the all-male Virginia Military Institute dealt with this issue.

5. How is the Judicial Branch structured?

6. Key Vocabulary Jurisdiction: Precedent: Judicial review Due process clause

7. Jurisdiction: the authority to hear certain cases. Federal Courts Federal laws Examples include Treaties with foreign nations Interpretations of the Constitution Bankruptcy Maritime law Citizens who are residents of different states State courts State laws *in some cases there is concurrent jurisdiction

8. Due Process Clause 14 th Amendment No state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law.

9. Importance of Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison Hi I’m President John Adams and my term is about to expire…we must keep power as a party Hi I’m Congress, we just passed a bill allowing you commission (appoint) 42 justices of the peace in the District of Columbia

10. O.K here are my nominees! O.k. we approve!

11. Hi, I’m the secretary of state! I delivered all but 4 commissions….ut oh…

12. Hi, I’m Thomas Jefferson and I was just elected President of the United States. I will stop the delivery of commissions!!!

13. Hey I didn’t get my commission!!! I will take you to court.

14. I win my case, BUT the Chief Justice John Marshall said that the Court could not issue a writ to force delivery of the commissions.

15. Judicial review- The Judicial Branch has the power to review acts of Congress.

16. Precedent- a ruling to be followed in the future. Example: “separate but equal” deemed constitutional but later overturned.

17. Time to review!

18. What precedent did the court case Marbury v. Madison set? Judicial review-the power of the Supreme Court to declare certain actions of the local, state, and national government unconstitutional

19. The Supreme Court has the power to declare laws of the states, local, and national governments unconstitutional Precedent Judicial review Due process clause jurisdiction

20. A ruling to be followed in future cases Precedent Judicial review Due process clause jurisdiction

21. The authority to hear a case Precedent Judicial review Due process clause jurisdiction

22. Under the 14 th amendment, No state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law. Precedent Judicial review Due process clause jurisdiction