1. Good Day! DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY 1) Write: Date: 09/14/09 , Topic: Confirmation 2) On the next line, write “ Opener #12 ” and then: 1) Plot your mood, reflect in 1 sent . 2) Respond to the opener by writing at least 2 sentences about : Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND Summary of the clip OR/AND Other things going on in the news. Announcements: None Intro Music: Untitled
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3. Work #12a , Title “ Opener Shareout ” Pick 1 thing from your opener to share with your partner. 1) Each of you sign your name in your partner’s workbook under 1) to verified you’ve shared.
4. Pick 1 news story to share with your partner. 2) Each of you sign your name in your partner’s workbook under 1) to verified you’ve shared.
5. Work #12a , Title “ Team Cheer ” 1) Again, write down your team number AND team name (state) Each team needs to develop a victory cheer (this could be verbal, song, sound, a physical motion, or mixture of those. It must be school appropriate and all team members must feel comfortable with the cheer. 2) Write down the instructions for your team cheer
7. Agenda 1) Judicial Confirmations What you will be able to do: 1) What kind of judge should be on the court? Reminder 1) Test 1 on Block Day
8. Review 1) Loose Interpretation : Interpret Constitution loosely to evolve with changing times. 2) Strict Interpretation : Stick to literal word meaning of the Constitution 3) Originalism : Stick to intent of the framers/law writers. 4) Judicial Activism : Court should not shy from being early in solving public controversies. 5) Judicial Restraint : Court should wait until the more democratic branches exhaust resolving public controversies.
9. 5) 3 Levels to Federal Court : Supreme Court (1) Circuit Court of Appeals (13): We are in the 9 th Circuit District Trial Court (94): We are in the Northern CA Fed District Court 82% Male, 18% Female, 49% GOP, 45% DEM 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 0.5% Asian 6) All Federal Judges : Appointed by President > confirmed by Senate serve for life.* *Tradition has been for Cir+Dist nominees, Pres will get the approval of those area’s senators.
10. 7) Confirmation : Senate Judiciary Committee interviews but its whole Senate that votes (50%) Filibuster: a delay tactic used by minority party that can force 60% vote needed. President: Serve 8 years max (technically 10 if they were a VP for a dead pres). The justices to all 3 levels they appoint serve for life, they can be X-30+ years! Ford is dead, but Stevens is still on the court. Reagan is dead, but Scalia and Kennedy still on.
11. Notes #12a , Title: “ Lecture Notes ” 1) Precedent/ Stare Decisis : Make laws more predictable , judges obligated to rule in current case as it had in similar past cases . Lower court must obey past decisions made by higher courts. Court if persuaded can reverse its own decision, or decisions of lower court.
12. Notes #12a , Title: “ Lecture Notes ” 2) Certiorari : D+C courts must accept all cases, but SC can refuse to hear a case. It takes 4/9 votes for SC to accept a case Avg: 1000+ request , 100+ granted. (activist vs restraint key to how many cases get granted cert)
13. Notes #12a , Title: “ Lecture Notes ” 2) Certiorari : D+C courts must accept all cases, but SC can refuse to hear a case. It takes 4/9 votes for SC to accept a case Avg: 1000+ request , 100+ granted. (activist vs restraint key to how many cases get granted cert)
15. Work #12b , Title “ SCOTUS Practice ” Answer with a partner: 1) If the 9th Circuit bans the Pledge of Allegiance, do CA district courts have to follow it? 2) Does the 11th Circuit have to follow? 3) Who are the 2 courts that can overturn such a decision? 4) Using precedent , craft an argument persuading a teacher to give you your cell phone back. 5) Why is precedent important to a strong legal system ? 6) If the 9 th and 11 th Circuit reaches different opinions, what often happens when that occurs? 7) Which court(s) can refuse to accept cases, what happens when they do that?
16. Work #12c , Title “ Team Project ” a) Leader: Executes the instructions, maintains morale through compliments, maximizes everyone’s contribution, and holds a larger responsibility for the task ( Fills out project sheet, +- 2 EC point ). b) Actor: Senator: Ask the questions of the judicial nominee. c) Writer: Writes list of possible questions (3-5 questions). d) Logistics: Handles materials/tech, pick up, and clean up. Guides group research and ensures the task done educationally/factually. Task: Simulate jud. committee hearing before floor vote Work Product: Project leader eval envelope at the end. In Your Workbook: 1) After reading, write your own personal evaluation on how good of a justice would this person be. 2-4) After watching the hearings, write your vote as a senator . Leader Pick Up and Make: Project Envelopes
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18. Team Roles Leader: Executes the instructions, maintains morale through compliments, maximizes everyone’s contribution, and holds a larger responsibility for the task.
21. Team Roles Logistics: Handles materials/tech, pick up, and clean up. Guides group research and ensures the task done educationally/factually.
22. Team Speak Leader: “ Does everyone understand what their task is?” “ X, great job on Y” “ X, what are your thoughts?” “ X, thank you for sharing.” “ Do we all agree?” “ What kind of compromise can we reach?” “ We have # minutes left. We need to complete Y.” “ Y, needs to be improved, how can we make it better?” Presenter: “ What does the audience want? “ What are the main ideas we want the audience to take away?” “ Is the way we are presenting effective?” Designer: “ Did I capture the idea accurately?” “ How do we want this to look?” “ Is there anything we should add?” Logistics: “ What extra information or materials do we need?” “ No one has an idea? Should I ask Mr. Chiang?” “ I will put away Y, can you help with Z .”
23. Team Speak Presenter: “ What does the audience want? “ What are the main ideas we want the audience to take away?” “ Is the way we are presenting effective?”
24. Team Speak Designer: “ Did I capture the idea accurately?” “ How do we want this to look?” “ Is there anything we should add?”
25. Team Speak Logistics: “ What extra information or materials do we need?” “ No one has an idea? Should I ask Mr. Chiang?” “ I will put away Y, can you help with Z .”
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27. Th ree K inky So uthern Gi rls Br ing Ro ck St ars Sca ndals A plenty
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29. Workbook peer check: Have your partner look at your notebook to see if the formatting is correct, get their signature under Work#5a
30. Workbook Check: Remember you workbook is turned in each marking period for 100 points! Homework: 1) Study for Test 1 on Block Day 2) No homework this week (I usually don’t assign homework on test weeks except if we are in the middle of a project)
