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True or False: Disputes between states are settled in federal courts. Concurrent jurisdiction means ONLY the federal courts may hear the case. Warm Up. HOLLY CHAPMAN Hard working Model Student Respectful at all times!. Citizen of the Week!. Focus: Executive and Legislative Review
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True or False: • Disputes between states are settled in federal courts. • Concurrent jurisdiction means ONLY the federal courts may hear the case. Warm Up
HOLLY CHAPMAN • Hard working • Model Student • Respectful at all times! Citizen of the Week!
Focus: Executive and Legislative Review • You need 2 different colored pencils/crayons/markers/etc. • Connect all legislative ideas in one color, and executive ideas in a different color. • Once you have connected all similar ideas, please write the connection between them on the line you drew. Enrichment
Your newspapers look AWESOME! Good job Supreme Court Cases
We are going to watch a brief video on each of the KEY supreme court cases you need to know • 2 facts/video! Highlight the Key Cases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVkeRUvX_U Marbury vs. Madison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s54MsnV2Dp0 Plessy v. Ferguson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGHLdr-iak Brown vs. Board of Education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSfH9m4w8fE Miranda vs. Arizona
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-33816_162-57574701/ Gideon vs. Wainwright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQnVc7clhjc Swann vs. Charlotte Mecklenburg
District Courts • Courts of Appeals Besides the Supreme Court…
Federal courts where trials are held and lawsuits are begun • 94 districts • Figure out the facts of a case • Witnesses testify and juries hear cases and reach verdicts District Courts
Review decisions made in lower district courts • Appellate Jurisdiction- authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court Court of Appeals
Page 245 • How do they decide an appeal? 3 ways • DEFINE • Opinion • Precedent Court of Appeals