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?