US Government (Wednesday, April 5, 4th period)

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"Today we talk about important Supreme Court cases," Josh said, looking up from his notes. "And before you ask, yes, you'll need to memorize them. Why? Quiz next Wednesday--it'll cover everything about both the legislative and judicial branches of the federal government." He raised an eyebrow. "And class is cancelled on Friday--I have to head to the White House for a thing. So you have warning and a lot of time to study. I'm going to be unhappy if you can't can me the difference between Marbury v. Madison and Plessy v. Ferguson."

Josh then lectured extensively on landmark Supreme Court cases, starting with Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland, touching on Dred Scott and Plessy v. Ferguson before covering Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, Roe v. Wade, Nixon v. US, and ending with Bush v. Gore.

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Re: Listen to the lecture...

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Damn it, Daniel!" Reacting automatically, Sam shot up straight in her seat, hair dripping down her face as she swiped her bangs out of her eyes and prepared for battle.

She looked sheepishly at Professor Lyman and blushed. "Um, oops?"

Re: Listen to the lecture...

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"Morning," Josh said, still holding the water pistol. "Do I want to know who Daniel is?"

Re: Listen to the lecture...

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Okay, so this was awkward. How to explain why Daniel Jackson regularly woke her with a squirt gun. "Uh...No?"

Re: Listen to the lecture...

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Josh gave her a long look. "Okay..." he said, "then we're moving on."

He moved back up to the front of the classroom, then smirked. "Oh, and that'll be a detention for falling asleep during my completely fascinating discussion of Marbury."

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Damn it. So much for Saturday.

"So it gave us judicial review...people have been complaining about it ever since," Sam shrugged, "next you're going to tell me the penumbral rights in Roe made sense."

She snorted and folded her arms over the desk.