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__**Objectives:**__ 7/12 Students will be able to: __**-Connect last week's topic with this topic.**__

__Connections to Immigration:__ -The Supreme Court is in the judicial branch, the judicial branch interpret the laws or enforce the laws. When the Arizona Law was passed, they can also have a voice in it too. Obama and the Federal Government are opposing to SB 1070 law. The Supreme Court will decide if the law if it's constitutional or not.


 * __-Identify what we already know about the Supreme Court__**


 * __-Create a list of questions we still have about Supreme Court__**

-**__Chief Justice__**: The head of the Supreme Court who makes the final decision. Who is she/he? How is the chief justice chosen? -**__Conservative/liberal__**: The moral beliefs of the two political parties. Republican & Democratic. Conservative = more traditional. Liberal = more open -__**Precedent**__: A prior court case having similar characteristics to solve a current court case. How is precedent used? -**__Confirmation Hearing__**: A meeting to confrim the final decision. Process to confirm a new court justice. Elena Kagon -__**Majority Opinion**__: Conclusion of multiple opinions on one topic. Since it is an "opinion" does it play in the final verdict? 5 to 4? Is there a minority opinion?
 * Vocabulary:**

-Interpret and enforce laws. -Take on ferderal cases. -9 judges -It is the highest court in the U.S. -It is in the judicial branch. -Are they taking on the BP oil spill case? -How do you get to be one of the judges? -How long does the chief justice stay for? -How many case do they take on a year?
 * KNOW:**
 * QUESTIONS:**

-What are the qualification to be in the Supreme Court? -How many women have served on the Supreme Court? African American, ect.?
 * Top 2 Questions**

__** How many women have served on the Supreme Court? African American, ect.? **__



I learned from my peer that Anthony Kennedy is one of the justices and he is conservative. He oppose Obama, he likes the Arizona Law. Tokbox can be very useful because you can talk to people face to face without even acutally meeting them. In the future if you're doing a project and your friend is sick, you can just call them to go on tokbox so you both can finish the project toghether. I can use this for my personal life because when i grow up i would love to travel the world. If I travel for a long time and I miss my family, all I have to do is to get a computer and a webcam to be able to see them. Tokbox is very useful for parents who are on business trip all the time and don't get to see their kids. Tokbox can connect everyone together.
 * __Summary of Day 2__**

Wednesday, July 14

**__Guided Questions:__**
__**Objective:**__ After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
 * What type of cases is the Warren Court famous for hearing?
 * How did the decision made by the Warren Court affect US citizens?
 * What effects of the Warren Court still affect us today?
 * identify important Constitutional Amendments
 * analyze the parameters of Constitutional Amendments
 * apply amendments to everyday life situations

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
 * __ Activity 2 __**
 * Warren Court **
 * Amendment VII**

My version: There should not be a huge amount or questionable amount of bails or fines. There should not be cruel or unsual punishments.

**__Activity 3 __**

Students reflect individually and summarize in their virtual notebook, which case they think was most influential in their lives today and why. If time permits, students should search the internet for further detail on one of the cases discussed. Reading the majority or minority opinion would be excellent if time allows. Students should post their thoughts to the discussion page and comment on //at least// one other students' post.

The case that influence me the most is the case of Florida against Gideon. I think people should have a chance to explain themselves, and give the judge their side of the story. They should have the right to have a lawyer to defend them. The government should listen to the people instead of just putting them into jail. The Warren Court was famous for civil rights cases and they violated some the the Amendments. The decisions made by the Warren Court made the citizens feel that the court is not trustworthy, or right. The Warren Court showed that something need to be change. The government now followed the Bill of Rights more. The majority of the U.S. citizens enjoy their rights because it is not being violated.

__**Marbury VS. Madison**__

Promise to give the position of Secretary Of State. He didn't so he got sued.


 * __Glogster__**

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Glogster- Supreme Court We played a game to get to know our Amendments, and it was really cool. I learned that the justices based their decision on the Bill of Rights. I think the game got us thinking how the cases violated people's rights, does the cases today violated people right too? Creating a Glogster is fun, I like how it is visualize with any images and you can be creative about it. It is like you are art and crafts on the laptop, but you are not actually cutting it out, that's pretty cool.
 * __Summary:__**

Thursday, July 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?

After the lesson, students will be able to:
 * __Objectives:__**
 * 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


 * __Activity 1:__ **

-Host -2 sides, conservative, liberal -Bystanders
 * What are the major parts of a news/talk radio show?**


 * __ Activity 2: __**

The city of Ontario vs. Swat agent Quon of invading his privacy. USA Today, said that some of the messages Quon sent were "sexually explicit". Quon and people that sided with him said t​hat the city violated the Fourth Amendment. They had warned the employees that "not to expect privacy in the use of pagers". The U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with Quon that the city did violated his rights. Overall results was 9 to 0, it was a unamious. All the justices agreed that the city had a right to do this. I think what he did was very unprofessional. If he just sent text messages to his wife it woulldn't be this bad, but he texted to his girlfriend too and there are some sexual content. It is not even right to do it on the company work phone. I thought it was great that all the jutices said it was reasonable to go through his mesages.


 * __ Mercy In the Morning! __**

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Closing 7/15 I think this allows the goverenment in Malden to be more careful to what tell the workers. People that works for the government can be more careful. I think Malden would be careful and made sure their employees read their policy. I like this group project. I like the people I worked with so it was a great process over all. I don't really dislike anything. I think we could have been more clear when we were recording. The script could have been more detail if we have more time.