1. what does it mean to appeal a court decision? 2. Explain the appeal process 3. In determining if a law or action is legal or not, the Supreme Court always refers back to the constitution. Is it wise to refer back to a single document when interpreting modern law? What would happen if the courts prefer to no document of laws or principles? 4. What is The purpose of the judicial branch Of the United States government? 5. Briefly describe the checks and balances that the judicial branch Hold over the legislative branch? 6. How is the power of the judicial Branch kept in check? 7. In your opinion, do life appointments of the supreme court judges born positively or negatively affect the way The supreme court works? 8. In your own words, explain the power of judicial review. 9. What would need to happen in order for Congress to pass a law giving the supreme , Court the power to enforce laws? EXPLAIN DIRECTIONS: Read the case, Un eations that follow. Background of the Case: In 1972, P election. One of his campaign workers ed the Water D.C. which were in a group of building eral Bureau of ing the y for the burglars, trying to stop the DIRECTIONS: Please read the follow in as the Watergate scandal THE SUN FINAL #51 and #78 and then answer the questions. xander Hamilton's Federalist Papers The Senate and a special prosecutor for the Ju NIXON RESIGNS Ford will become involved. They also learned that the president the big ideas for our new government. In the process of trying to ratify the Con use office that be used to tape his co nd others wrote down their beliefs about our new government, in writings now known as the federalist Papers the crime. They asked for the tapes, but the president refused to privatel The mocks preserve privilege (the right to keep hi 1. What part of 851 exposes Hamilton's view of human President Nixon to turn over the tapes. Nixon refused, and the case sealed to the Supreme Court. power? Did he feel humans can be truste The Decision: Nixon's lawyers privacy of their conversations with top aides. The Court rejected th that the situation might be different if holding back the tapes was rument. Chief Justice Warren Burger wants military, diplomatic or sensitive natic balance of a workable government. " Eight justices took part in the got though would upset the constitutional The president finally released the tapes, which revealed his rode in the concern the process for impeaching Nixon. t of all reflee What did Hamilto presidency before facing impeachment. The decision in United States v. Nixon made it clear that the president is solution to this problem in ass and what is hi 1. Was the ruling that the president could not u good decision? Explain ing turned over a and in the next place oblige it to control 3. In the first sentence of #78, whome power dogs Federalist #78: It is far B people and the legislate evince of the courts ? Why is this important? Pecu Why is this case an import wep the latter within the Hme nterpretation of the laws is the prof must be regarded by the judges as, a fundamental According to #78 what did Hamilton feel should be a well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding G According to the second paragraph of a his the bulwarks of a limited Constitu mean? Why is this importantat tenure? W EXPLAIN DIRECTIONS: Answer the Majority and Dissenting Opinions questions below. afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure as this to that independent s will contribute so much DISSENT must be essential to the faithful performance of mo 'lifelong and Canadian -4 Decision EXPLAIN DIRECTIONS: Read the informat tion on the Defense of Marriage Act to answer the questions D The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) In 1996, Congress passed the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by over iam congress, and President Bill Clinton signed it into lay other words, the act allowed individual states to determine whether Section a provided that for all purposes undercutmin Majority Opinion and one woman. 1. What was DOMA? Windsor's case was eventually heard by the Supren the Supreme Court. The court said DOMA Butsame sex marriages at a disadvantage versus traditional marriages. Couples and become outcasts. Congress does he ve the right to desmo junker discrimination C what is right for the nation, but Congress cannot deny the liberty that the Fifth Amendment. When New York adopted a law to permit same it sought to get rid of inequality. of the United States of America. inequality, but DOMA writes inequality into the entire code me Court decision to honor 1. Give two reasons why the Supreme Court decided DOMA was un astitutional erengreater in 2006, New York recognis cox, she was barred from doing oge Windsor mouthy to claim the federal ente an. She paid the tases but sued the sent yout the terms age in 2004, but then denied Windsor her yay do you think New er tax exemption in 20097 Dissenting Opinion The justices against the ruling stated that DOMA does not prevent any gen than ent any state from allowing same-sex marriag class of persons to whom federal me rights and privileges that other couples have. DOM status as a way to define this certain class, because Contain special benefits to. Congress and DOMA used mari the law applies. Congress has the power to pass DOMA, then Congress also has the power to define the category of people 2. What was the dissenting argument? lifelong Cuc