What did you learn that you did not know?
How does the knowledge shape your capacity to raise questions about the meaning of words?
What are some questions that you have pondered since my visit to your class?
Information about the Dred Scott Case
NEW POST TO EXPLAIN Supreme Court Justice Nominations in Recent U.S. History
Here was a younger Joseph Biden before he became our Vice President
From this video, what branch of government confirms a nominee to the Supreme Court?
Whose nomination failed and was it political and, if so why?
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Here is a clip of the nomination hearing of the current (circa March 2014) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Here is a clip of how our first Latina Supreme Court Justice had to address questions during her confirmation hearing.
Does this give you an idea of the politics involved in the process of the nomination, hearings and approval of the members of the Supreme Court?
NOTE
Post your responses before I visit to discuss Plessy v. Ferguson
