The judicial branch the supreme court, then and now.The Supreme Court was established in 1789. For more on that important institution, read the article on this page. But you will have to help the writer complete it. There are 10 blank lines (Print.) a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats. See also: Blank in the story, followed by a word or phrase in brackets. For each, find a synonym synonym (sĭn`ənĭm) [Gr.,=having the same name], word having a meaning that is the same as or very similar to the meaning of another word of the same language. Some are alike in some meanings only, as live and dwell. (word meaning the same as another) in the list below. Write it on the line provided and cross it out in the list. If you fill all the blanks correctly, the leftover words, when unscrambled, will tell you one more thing. Word List: appeal, begin on, branch, capital city, Chief, executive, federal, the first, Monday, oath, in October, power, review, Supreme Court, terms, to resolve Article III of the Constitution gives the "judicial (I) [strength] of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. " to the Supreme Court. As head of the U.S. government's judicial (2) [section], the Court helps maintain the balance of (3) [national] power. The first meeting of the Supreme Court was held in 1790 in 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. , the nation's (4) [center of government] at that time. In its early years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Supreme Court had only six Justices-three fewer than today. They heard only a few cases a term. The current Court hears about 100 a term. The early Court had little influence. Then, in 1903, John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice, ruled that the Court had the right of judicial (5) [renewed study]. This meant that the Court would decide whether federal laws, state laws, or (6)[administrative] decisions are constitutional or not. The Court's membership changes much less often than that of the presidency and Congress. A Supreme Court Justice serves for life-or until he or she chooses to retire. John G. Roberts, who became (7) [top official] Justice in September 2005, is only the 17th person in 216 years to hold that post. The first African-American Justice was Thurgood Marshall For people and institutions etc. named after Thurgood Marshall, see . Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. , who served from 1967 to 1991. The first woman to sit on the Court was 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. , who took the (8) [official promise] as a Justice in 1981. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest and final court to which people can turn (9) [to settle] important disputes. For this reason, it is known as the "final court of (10) [request for help]." ANSWER KEY Skills Master 5: The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court, Then and Now 1. power; 2. branch; 3. federal; 4. capital; 5. review; 6. executive; 7. Chief; 8. oath; 9. to resolve; 10. appeal. Extra message: Supreme Court terms begin on the first Monday in October First Monday in October is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The title refers to the day on which the United States Supreme Court traditionally convenes following its summer recess. . |
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