POLS 1101 Assignment #4: American Judiciary, Assignments of Local Government Studies

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POLS 1101

Putnam Assignment # Judiciary Name:____________________________________________ The following tasks will draw upon knowledge of both the lectures and readings concerning the American Judiciary. This assignment will be due in class on Friday, December 5.

1. Access the following link (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/) and answer the questions below. a. In the “ Biographies ” section of the “ About the Supreme Court ” tab, determine on what court most of the current justices served prior to being tapped for a position on the high court. b. How many of the current justices were appointed by Republican presidents? c. Being mindful of your answer to B, what does that say about the likely decision the Court would make if a case challenging Roe v. Wade were to be granted cert? Do you think the Court would overturn the precedent set in the aforementioned case or would it affirm the early ruling? d. Following the “ On-line Merits Briefs ” link under the “ Merits Briefs ” tab, find out how many cases the court heard arguments for during the month of October. e. How many justices does the Constitution call for the Supreme Court to have? How many justices does the Court currently have?