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Day 1 Supreme Court - 7/12 Ojectives: Students will be able to: Connect last week’s topic w/ this weeks topic - Identify what we already know about the Supreme Court - Create list of questioins we still have about the Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court is probably the one who decides the choices of immigration. The judical branch of government. The Arizona Law is not consititutional, the Supreme Court decides that.

Vocab Terms :

-Chief Justice - The head of the Supreme Court, who makes the final decision. ​ Who is she / he?​ How is the Chief Justice chosen?

-Conservative ( Republican ) / Liberal ( Democratic ) - The moral beliefs of two polictical parties, Republican & Democractic. More traditional ideas / views / more open meaning of it.

-Precedent - A prior court case having similar characteristcs to solve a current court case. How is precedent used?

-Confirmation Hearing - A meeting to confirm the final decision. Hearing from different people. A proccess to confirm a new Supreme Court justice. Elena Kagen

-Majority Opinion - Conclusion of multiple opinions on a topic. The number of opinions. Do they hear it from other people? Does it play in the final verdict? 5 - 4? Majority? Supreme Court. Is there a miniority opinion? The conclusion of the majority of justices agreeing with it.

What I already know: -Better than all of the courts. -Whoever make the final decision.

What I want to know about the surpreme court : -What kind of people works in the supreme court? -What kind of cases invovles with the surpreme court? -Would the president be invovle w/ the supreme court, in some cases? - What are the qualtificationto be in the supreme court? -Is there a balance of democatics and republicans? -What do they consider when they make thier opinion? How do they consider? What do they consider? -What is the most recent supreme court case? BP oil spill? -Does the justice have to nominated by the fedral government? -When and why was the surpreme court made?

Day 2 - 7/13

Closing :

Today, I think during the webcam it was kind of confusing at first, since I never tried the website before, but I guess I would plan to use again some day so I would get used to it. Today I learned about the kinds of people who was the supreme court justice. Also I learned when and why was the supreme court was created.

Day 3 - 7/14

Objectives:After completing this lesson, students will be able to: ( Warren Court on different page )
 * identify important Constitutional Amendments
 * analyze the parameters of Constitutional Amendments
 * apply amendments to everyday life situations

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Closing : What I think about glog at first well, it was first difficult, since I never used it before. But it look colorful and creative, so I thought it would be fun. When I looked at other glogs, it looked like not much for school. But It was kind of fun decorating, than searching for facts.

Day 4 - 7/15

Guided Questions:
 * What are the key components to a political debate?
 * How do bipartisan politics get involved in Supreme Court Case decisions and the Justice Nomination process?

Objectives: After the lesson, students will be able to: >
 * research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court
 * analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports
 * discuss the details and ramifications of recent court cases and justice nominations
 * create a podcast that incorporates students' knowledge and various viewpoints about the situation