Current Events:
Objective:
Warm-up:
- What is the job of the Supreme Court as described in Article III?
- Is there any indication in this section that the Supreme Court has the "right" or "responsibility" to determine whether laws are constitutional—meaning whether they violate or go against what is written in the Constitution?
- Is there any reference to the term "judicial review" in the Constitution?
- Does Article III establish the limits of the Court's powers?
Classwork:
Homework:
2. Define/Contextualize through statutory interpretation
Closure:
- Post #1: “So, I’m reading about the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison. It’s a bit technical. I’m trying to figure out the main point. Any help out there?”
- Post #2: I studied that one. I think the main point that some dude didn’t get his government job because the new president didn’t like his friends. Dude sued the government and lost. Right?
- Post #3: No. No. Wasn’t the main idea that the Supreme Court said it did not have power to issue that writ of mandamus thing? (requiring the government to deliver the job papers to the dude?)
- Post #4: The Court said it didn’t like the law Congress had passed that included the writ thing.
- Your post: The BIG idea - and the reason my teacher says we study this case - is…