Tuesday 12/10 & Wednesday 12/11: Judicial Branch

Lesson 2.9: Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch

Enduring Understanding:

The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice.

Learning Objectives:

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.

Essential Knowledge:

Precedents and stare decisis play an important role in judicial decision making.

Ideological changes in the composition of the Supreme Court due to presidential appointments have led to the Court’s establishing new or rejecting existing precedents.

Activity # 1: District Benchmark # 2

Activity # 2: Using OSAM in your notebook

Activity #2: Judicial Branch Notes

Activity #3: Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison