Day 35 - Activism and Restraint
"Don't judge judges, unless you know the law and understand why they make the decisions that they do" - Antonin Scalia
"Don't judge judges, unless you know the law and understand why they make the decisions that they do" - Antonin Scalia
Learning Targets: Students will be able to....
- Explain the principle of judicial review and how it checks the power of other institutions and state governments.
- Explain how the exercise of judicial review in conjunction with life tenure can lead to debate about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court’s power.
- Explain how other branches in the government can limit the Supreme Court’s power.
Opener:
Should the Supreme Court be able to determine their own schedule? What is a writ of certiorari?
Should the Supreme Court be able to determine their own schedule? What is a writ of certiorari?
Activity #1: Supreme Court Document/Data Analysis
USE TIP-C to analyze the following charts/graphs
Activity #2: N-50 - Judicial Activism
LD - The practice of the Supreme Court and other federal judges seeking certain types of cases in order to (re)interpret the texts of the Constitution and the laws in a way that serves the judges' own visions regarding the needs of contemporary society. This is the opposite of "Judicial Restraint", where judges hear cases and issues judgements only within the intentions and limitations of the US Constitution.
SD-
Examples - Roe v. Wade, Brown v. Board of Education
Non-Examples - Gibbons v. Ogden, Plessy v. Ferguson
Related Terms - Judicial Review, Checks and Balances, Limited Government
Activity #3: Watch, Listen, Learn....
Close: Post your 2 questions here:
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