SUPREME COURT ACTIVITY

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
MR. SCHEEL

1. What is judicial review?

2. How do the supreme court justices select the cases they want to hear?

3. Explain the process that takes place when each side argues its case in the Supreme Court.

4. Create a two line chart that shows the difference between a judge making a decision and their written
opinion.

5. What are the influences of a Supreme Court Justice?

6. Create a two liner that explains the differences between judicial activism and judicial restraint.
 7. How can citizen participation effect the role and workings of the Supreme Court?

On p. 582-587 there are listings of some of the United States most important court cases. Please complete for the
following.

-One sentence summary

-Core Democratic Value(s) affected

Brown v. Board of Ed. Topeka, Kansas (1954) The Civil Rights Cases (1883)

Marbury v. Madison (1803) Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Roe v. Wade (1973)

United States v. Nixon (1974) Tinker v. Des Moines Schools (1969)

New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985) Hazelwood Schools v. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Bethel Schools # 403 v. Fraser (1986) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)