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Supreme Court Guided Notes Pop Cycle
Supreme Court Guided Notes Pop Cycle
Warm-Up
1. Who should determine what Laws or rules are “fair” in our country?
3. What are some unfair laws in our country you can think of, now or in the past?
Only U.S. constitutional questions may be appealed to Cases may be appealed to the next level
next level
WRIT OF CERTIORARI
- If the Supreme Court approves a case for them to
review,_________________________ ______________________________.
- Writ of Certiorari an order of a higher court to a lower court to _____________________
_____________________________________________________.
- The documents include the __________ filing of a complaint, all the way through the
final judgment issued by the ________________.
What is an appeal?
- An appeal is when you have another, higher court,________________________
________________________________________________________________.
- The court will question if the U.S. ______________ is being violated with a given
court decision.
carry similar punishments based on the PRECEDENT set in that previous case.
_____________________________
2. Describe the steps a court case will take to get to the Supreme Court.
4. What power does the Supreme Court have regarding our laws?
5. Describe the 3 types of opinions Supreme Court Judges give, and how they
are different.
LOVING vs VIRGINIA
Name: ______________________
Date: __________ Block:________
Slide 2: The story of the case, How did it end up at the supreme court? What
happened during this case? What is the story of the case?......................... (6 pts)
Slide 3: Constitutional question being asked and the Supreme Court Decision?
5-4, 8-1 etc………………………………………….…………………………...(6 pts)
Slide 4: What were the Dissenting and Majority opinions of the case?........(6 pts)
Slide 6: How does the group think this decision impacted the American people to
this day?........................................................................................................(2 pts)