Ch 15 - Judicial Branch - Class 1 & 2

Dear students,

I am on a WASC visit to another school Monday-Wednesday. Please welcome and support the proctor by staying on-task. In preparation for next week's look at the federal court system... Enjoy watching this excellent example of how a case reaches the Supreme Court... 

Thank you, 

Dr. Christensen

1. What is the organizational structure of federal courts and state courts?
1. 2. How has the U.S. Supreme Court used selective incorporation to expand its power?

1. Quiz: Ch 15 - Judicial Branch
2. Film: Brown v. Board of Education
• What can we learn from Simple Justice?
• Trace the path of the case as it reaches the Supreme Court
• Listen carefully to the legal debate over whether the Supreme Court should impose social change 
3. What is your homework for Thursday?
1. Paragraph: Summarize the path of how the case reached the Supreme Court... What lower courts did Thurgood Marshall and his colleagues have to go through first?
2. Paragraph: Summarize the legal debate about how social change should occur... What arguments does Marshall make?  What arguments do the opposing lawyers make?
3. Your post should meet the expectations for social media (Picture or video, hyperlinks for all quality sources of information, quality writing...)