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America and Arizona Government for Elementary Teachers
Presentation 9: The Courts
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Presentation Objectives
AEPA Objectives0011 Understand the structure, organization, and operation of
the federal government.
AZ Social Studies Standard, Strand 3
Concept 2: Structure of Government
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Role of the Judiciary
Primary role is to adjudicate
Uphold the Rule of Law
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Role of the Judiciary
Settle Disputes
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Role of the Judiciary
Social Control Criminal proceedings Civil Dispute
settlements, punitive awards
Guarantee rights of minority groups
Judicial Review – adjudicating regarding the political system itself
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Actors in Judiciary
Litigants Plaintiff and defendant
Standing to Sue
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Actors in Judiciary
Attorneys Trained in law and rules of
procedure Maintain order by limiting
speaking rights
Jury
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Actors in Judiciary
Judge Arbiter, Referee in
adversarial system Most appointed, some
elected
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Judicial Appointment
It’s a political process Clarence Thomas
example Thurgood Marshall
example Judges campaign for
the position
Judge Robert Bork was an unsuccessful nominee of President Ronald Reagan
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Judicial Appointment
Confirmation usually a rubber stamp, but not always Only 5 nominees rejected in
one hundred years More often the nomination
is withdrawn – Harriet Meyers example
Hard to predict behavior Composition of current court
George W. Bush and Harriet Miers
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US Court System
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Paths to the Supreme Court
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Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
Chief Justice John Marshall
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Judicial Review
Activist v. Strict Constructionist views
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Conclusion
Chilean Dictator Pinochet
Russian Supreme Court
Colombian Supreme Court
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This Presentation
This presentation is courtesy of Brian Dille, Professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College.