Law unit2notes3
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THE SUPREME COURT
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There are 9 justices Majority Rules- Decisions can be 5-4
Odd number so there can never be a tie
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Justices are nominated by the President and approved by the Senate Example of checks and balances Justices appointed for life
Death, Retirement or Impeachment
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Chief Justice- Head of the Supreme Court John Roberts- (2005-Present) Replaced William Rehnquist- (1986-
2005)
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Supreme Court sets important legal precedents- legal decision that acts as a guide to other situations or decisions All courts in the US must follow
Supreme Court decisions
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Supreme Court Firsts: First African American- Thurgood
Marshall First Woman- Sandra Day O’Connor First Hispanic- Sonia Sotomayor
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Current Members (and the Presidents that appointed them) Chief Justice John Roberts (George W.
Bush) Elena Kagan (Barack Obama) Antonin Scalia (Ronald Regan)
*Deceased
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Anthony Kennedy (Ronald Reagan) Clarence Thomas (George H.W. Bush) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Bill Clinton)
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Stephen Breyer (Bill Clinton) Samuel Alito (George W. Bush) Sonya Sotomayor (Barack Obama)