In this Regents review session, we will go over:

1)Overview of Supreme Court2)Marshall is a Mad Man! 3)Landmark Supreme Court Cases4)Overview of Thematic Essay

Overview of the Supreme Court

1)The Supreme Court is a part of what branch of government?

2)What is the name of the head of the U.S. Supreme Court?

3)How does one become a member of the Supreme Court?

4)What types of cases does the Supreme Court hear?

Overview of the Supreme Court

1)The Supreme Court is a part of what branch of government?

ANSWER: Judicial Branch

2) What is the name of the head of the U.S. Supreme Court?

ANSWER: Chief of Justice

3)How does one become a member of the Supreme Court?

ANSWER: The President of the U.S. appoints a new nominee BUT Congress must approve of his (or her) nominee = Checks and Balance

4)What types of cases does the Supreme Court hear?

ANSWER: The Supreme Court hears cases that have been tried and appealed as far as law permits in lower courts. The Supreme Court hears only issues about the Constitution, federal law, or treaties.

Chief Justice John Marshall is a

MAD MAN Marbury v. MADison (1803 – same yr as Louisiana Purchase)

Supreme Court power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional or unconstitutional = JUDICIAL REVIEW

- Marshall was the MAN for strengthening the power of the U.S. Supreme Court

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

http://northport.k12.ny.us/~patch/regreview.html

http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/home

To be on the safe side, I recommend knowing at least 2 maybe 3 Court Cases REALLY WELL. Especially Plessy and Brown vs. Board of Education. Reason being ... even if the THEMATIC ESSAY isn't on court cases, per se, you can still use a court case to answer something like "Turning Points" or "Civil Rights of Minorities."

THEMATIC ESSAY 1. Copy or restate the context given to

you. Explain the surrounding era (they give you this)

2. Say the dots (bullet points) as a direct. What will you do in this essay. DOTS OR DIE

3. 3+ sentences or you will get a 2/51. Topic sentence related to the dot directly.

2. Attack the dot with at least three complete sentences or more.

3. After you write a sentence ask “WHY or HOW”

4. Conclude by saying the big idea. Relate to dot again.1. Restate the theme and your dots again. Say you did it.

2. Evaluate it like a movie. Is this good or bad? Why?

3. 3+ sentences

Identify two amendments to the United States Constitution and for each:• Discuss the historical circumstances that led to the adoption of the amendment• Discuss how the amendment changed the •United States government and/or American society

BODY PARAGRAPHSEXAMPLE #1:

Two things to identify and 2-3 Dots = 1 thing per body paragraph (all 2-3 dots included in each body paragraph)

EXAMPLE #2:

One thing to identify and 2-3 Dots = 1 Dot per body paragraph

Identify one group from your study of United States history • Use two historical examples to show how the group has been denied the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”• Identify and discuss two efforts that have been made to help the group attain “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”•Evaulate the extent to which the group has achieved equality today