The Supreme Court: Then and now.The Supreme Court first met in 1790. Since then, it has undergone many changes. Read the boxed paragraph to find out some of the ways in which the Supreme Court has changed through the centuries. Fill in the blanks in the paragrpah using words from the following list. Word List: African-American, appeal, balance, capital, Chief Justice, civil, Constitution, days, Declaration of Independence, elected, equal, executive, female, government, a handful of, judge, judicial, legislative, liberties, months, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , nine, nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. , 150, Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C. , powers, resort, review, 7,000, six, treaty, Washington, D.C., women, 1787, 1790, 1850. Article III of the U.S. _____ provides for the creation of the Supreme Court. As part of the _____ branch of government, the Court helps to maintain the _____ of federal power. The first meeting of the Supreme Court was held in the year _____. This meeting took place in _____, which was then the nation's _____. In the beginning, the Supreme Court heard only _____ cases and was in session for just nine _____. There were only _____ justices on the first Court, three fewer than today. At the time, not many people wanted to be _____ as a justice of the Court More than once, there were no nominees for the position of _____, the head of the Court. Despite some early trouble, the Supreme Court soon began to assert its _____. In 1803, the Court claimed the right of judicial _____, or the power to declare a federal or state law, or an executive action unconsitutional. And it soon earned a nickname (1) An alternate name used to identify yourself in a chat room. (2) A shortcut for identifying a recipient in an e-mail address book. . The Court was called a "court of last _____" by an early Chief justice because it is the nation's ultimate court. Today, the Supreme Court is a respected part of the U.S. _____. There are _____ justices on the Court, who hear about _____ cases a year. The Court has its own building, in _____. The faces of the Supreme Court have also changed. In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26 1930) is an American jurist who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was considered a strict constructionist. became the first _____ justice. Now, there are two _____ serving on the bech. When Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist and has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991. He is the second African American to serve on the nation's highest court, after Justice Thurgood Marshall. took office in 1991, he became the second _____ to serve on the Court. Although it has evolved over time, the Court remains the protector protector /pro·tec·tor/ (-tek´ter) a substance in a catalyst that prolongs the rate of activity in the latter. of individual _____. It helps to ensure that all Americans enjoy "_____ justice under law." The words are engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. above the main entrance to the Court building. Answers Constitution; judicial; balance; 1790; New York City; capital; a handful of; days; six; nominated; Chief Justice; powers; review; resort; government; nine; 150; Washington, D.C.; female; women; African-American; liberties; equal. |
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