Judicial Branch

Do Now

Supreme Court justices are selected and nominated for life (or until retirement), is this a good idea? Why or why not?

Information

• Do Nows are due today

• Continuing the Judicial branch

- Supreme Court

- landmark court cases

Current Events • Judge changes sentences of

teachers

- was uncomfortable with

sentence

• Iran stopping U.S. ships

- Navy heading to region

- escorting ships through gulf

Do Now

Supreme Court justices are selected and nominated for life (or until retirement), is this a good idea? Why or why not?

Judicial Activism

Marbury v Madison

Scott v Sanford

Miranda v Arizona

Roe v Wade

T-P-S/Exit

What happens if the Supreme Court decision is wrong? Can it

be wrong?