ON FRIDAY:
You will work rapidly to gather the information and create a rough layout of your final diagram. The harder you work today the better off you will be for Monday. You will NOT have computer access on Monday so any diagrams information that you need using the computer, do so today!
Click the hyperlinks for access. Also refer to your textbook.
- (refer to your worksheet for what questions to answer) TITLE PAGE
- Resources:
ii. http://constitutionus.com/ (US Constitution)
iii. http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Constitution.html (PA Constitution)
2. INSIDE MIDDLE PANEL (refer to your worksheet for what questions to answer)
THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN CLASS (venn-diagram)
- Resources:
ii. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/get-informed/federal-court-basics/structure-federal-
courts.aspx (Federal Court System)
iii. http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts
/FederalCourtsStructure.aspx (Federal Court System)
iv. http://www.pacourts.us/learn (State Court System)
3. INSIDE LEFT PANEL (refer to your worksheet for what questions to answer)
- Resources:
ii. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/get-informed/federal-court-basics/comparing-state-
federal-courts.aspx (Federal vs. State Jurisdiction)
iii. http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/Jurisdiction.aspx (Federal
vs. State Jurisdiction)
iv. http://court.laws.com/jurisdiction (Types of Jurisdiction)
4. INSIDE RIGHT PANEL (refer to your worksheet for what questions to answer)
- Resources:
ii. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/get-informed/federal-court-basics/comparing-state-
federal-courts.aspx (Selection of Federal & State Court Judges)
iii. http://www.fjc.gov/federal/courts.nsf/autoframe?OpenForm&nav=menu3c&page=/federal/courts.nsf
/page/A783011AF949B6BF85256B35004AD214?opendocument (Federal Judge Information)
iv. http://www.uscourts.gov/Common/FAQS.aspx (Federal Judge Information)
v. http://courts.uslegal.com/selection-of-judges/selection-of-federal-judges/ (Federal Judge
Information)
5. BACK PANEL (refer to your worksheet for what questions to answer)
- Resources:
ii. http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts
/FederalCourtsStructure.aspx
iii. http://www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx
iv. http://www.civilrights.org/judiciary/courts/difference-trial-appellate-courts.html
PAGES IN Blue Book:
Page 760 – Constitution
Page 506 – National Judiciary (national courts)
Page 508 – Jurisdiction
Page 510 – Terms & Pay of Judge
Page 512 – Federal Court Jurisdiction
Page 513 – Court of Appeal Jurisdiction & Appellate Jurisdiction
Page 513 – US Federal Court Circuits Map
Page 516 – Choosing Federal Judges
Page 517 – Supreme Court & Judicial Review
Page 518 – Supreme Court Jurisdiction
Page 519 – How Cases Reach the Supreme Court
Page 522 – Opinions of the Court
Page 702 – State Courts
Page 703 – Civil & Criminal Courts
** PA CONSTITUTION PACKETS IN FRONT OF ROOM
You will finish your research (most of the information is located in the textbook). You will also work on coloring in your map and putting the final touches on your diagram.
The diagrams are due on Wednesday in class for our open note diagram quiz!