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US Government [Tuesday, December 4, 1st period]
Josh looked up from his laptop when the government class began walking in. He'd just finished buying tickets to a Congressional district in Texas: he had a promise to keep to an old friend.
"Today we talk about the judicial branch," he said. "Specifically, the Supreme Court: the people who will decide if the bills the Congress passes and the President signs are Constitutional." He grinned. "So, other than wear cool robes, what do they do?"
Josh lectured from his notes. He spent a lot of time on landmark Court cases, too. You might think Marbury v. Madison and Dred Scot would be on the final exam. You'd be right.
"All right," he said. "We know that the only way to get rid of a member of the Supreme Court is either through retirement or the icy hand of death. Why do you think the Founders decided that was important for the federal judiciary? Do you think they would've reconsidered given that we live much longer now?"
If I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies
"Today we talk about the judicial branch," he said. "Specifically, the Supreme Court: the people who will decide if the bills the Congress passes and the President signs are Constitutional." He grinned. "So, other than wear cool robes, what do they do?"
Josh lectured from his notes. He spent a lot of time on landmark Court cases, too. You might think Marbury v. Madison and Dred Scot would be on the final exam. You'd be right.
"All right," he said. "We know that the only way to get rid of a member of the Supreme Court is either through retirement or the icy hand of death. Why do you think the Founders decided that was important for the federal judiciary? Do you think they would've reconsidered given that we live much longer now?"
If I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies
Sign in [12/4]
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Listen to the lecture
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Answer the discussion question
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Talk to the TA
Re: Talk to the TA
Talk to Josh
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