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= Unit Five: Judicial Branch = //Common Writing Assessment: Persuasive Position of Supreme Court Case//

Essential Questions
__**Chapter 18**__
 * 1) What are the structure and fuction of the national judiciary?
 * 2) What are the structure and jurisdiction of the inferior courts?
 * 3) What is the Supreme Court's jurisdiction, and how does the Court operate?
 * 4) What are the special courts, and what are the jurisdictions of each?

__**Chapter 19**__
 * 1) How does the Constitution protect the rights of individuals against government?
 * 2) How does the 1st Amendment protect the freedom of religion?
 * 3) What are the limits on the guarantees of free speech and free press?
 * 4) How has the Supreme Court ruled on assembly and petition cases?

__**Chapter 20**__
 * 1) Why is the concept of due process important to a free society?
 * 2) How does the Constitution protect the freedom and security of the person?
 * 3) What protections does the Constitution set out for persons accused of crimes?
 * 4) How does the Constitution set limits on the punishments for crime?

__**Chapter 21**__
 * 1) How have various minority groups in American society been discriminated against?
 * 2) How has the interpretation of the guarantee of equal rights changed over time?
 * 3) What is the history of civil rights legislation from Reconstruction to today?
 * 4) How can American citizenship be attained and how has immigration policy changed over the years?

Unit Five Media
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Unit Five Exam Review
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Unit Five Vocabulary Terms

 * ** Chapter 18 ** || ** The Federal Court System ** ||
 * || inferior courts ||
 * || jurisdiction ||
 * || plaintiff ||
 * || defendant ||
 * || original jurisdiction ||
 * || appellate jurisdiction ||
 * || judicial restraint ||
 * || precedent ||
 * || judicial activism ||
 * || criminal case ||
 * || civil case ||
 * || writ of certiorari ||
 * || brief ||
 * || majority opinion ||
 * || concurring opinion ||
 * || dissenting opinion ||
 * ** Chapter 19 ** || ** Civil Liberties - First Amendment ** ||
 * || Bill of Rights ||
 * || civil liberties ||
 * || civil rights ||
 * || Establishment Clause ||
 * || Free Exercise Clause ||
 * || libel ||
 * || slander ||
 * || prior restraint ||
 * || injunction ||
 * || shield law ||
 * || symbolic speech ||
 * || petition ||
 * || civil disobedience ||
 * ** Chapter 20 ** || ** Civil Liberties - Protecting Individual Rights ** ||
 * || due process ||
 * || search warrant ||
 * || discrimination ||
 * || probable cause ||
 * || writ of habeas corpus ||
 * || bill of attainder ||
 * || ex post facto law ||
 * || grand jury ||
 * || indictment ||
 * || double jeopardy ||
 * || Miranda Rule ||
 * || bail ||
 * || capital punishment ||
 * || treason ||
 * ** Chapter 21 ** || ** Civil Rights - Equal Justice Under Law ** ||
 * || segregation ||
 * || Jim Crow ||
 * || separate-but-equal doctrine ||
 * || affirmative action ||
 * || quota ||
 * || reverse discrimination ||
 * || citizen ||
 * || naturalization ||
 * || alien ||