Bellringer 4/1/14

Should this be something that is mandatory? Do you think these cameras will actually make a difference in driving?
     I don't believe this should be mandatory. I don't think that the cameras will make a difference because even if they are installed most people will be careless and not use them.

Bellringer 3/31/14

Our next chapter is on Civil Rights. Do you think racism is still an issue in 2014? Write one paragraph.
     I don't think that racism is a big issue in todays world. There are some cases where kids are racist because there family is racist. I don't see many cases in todays world. Racism was a big deal many years ago but is very seldom talked about in todays world. In todays society everyone is treated equal and I see it remaining that way for a long time.

Bellringer 3/27/14

     I think Supreme court justices should have the right to work until death. After long enough, the person doing the job gets pretty good at it. They will then have a lot of experience therefore making the right decisions. I don't think the public should get have the right to vote for the justices, it should be left up to the President and experience. This would be one less thing that we would have to worry about and should just be kept the same as it always was.

Bellringer 3/24/14

     An Ebola outbreak has killed at least 59 people in Guinea. Experts in the country had been unable to identify the disease whose symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Three victims that died in the outbreak were children. Guinea has a weak medical infrastructure which made this outbreak devastating. The Guinea Health Ministry stated that the disease can come from other infected people and by consumption of meat from animals in a bush.

Supreme Court Cases 3/21/14

FEDERAL SUPREME COURT CASES

         Religion- Church of Lukumi Babalu v. Hialeah

The City's ban on killing animals for religious sacrifices, while allowing sport killing and hunting, was unconstitutional discrimination against the Santeria religion. They concluded that killing an animal for in public or private for a ceremony was unconstitutional. 

Minority- 
United States v. Jones
The court will will determine whether police should be require to attach a GPS device to a suspects car in order to track its movement. Prosecutors argue that electronic enhancements are no different than visual stake outs.

School System- 
Safford Unified School District v. Redding
An 8th grader at Safford Middle was searched after some kids told the administrators that she may have had ibuprofen  on her. She was strip-searched by school officials. She claimed that her fourth amendment right was violated. The court reasoned that the strip-search was not justified.

Bellringer 3/20/14

Which Judicial Philsophy do you agree with- judicial restraint or judicial activism?

¨Judicial restraint- believe that judges should decide cases on the basis of (1) original intent of the Framers or those who enacted the statue(s) involved in a case, and (2) precedent- a judicial decision that serves as a guide for settling later cases of a similar nature.

¨Judicial activism- Argue that provisions in the Constitution and in statue law should be interpreted and applied in the light of ongoing changes in conditioning and values- especially in cases involving civil rights and social welfare issues.

I agree with the Judicial Restraint that judges should decide the cases on the basis of original intent.

Supreme Court Notes 3/19/14 Chapter 18 Section 1

1. Over 8,000 petitions are sent to the filing room all year long.
2. The Supreme court releases opinions in the press room.
3. It is a tradition to shake hands in the robing room.
4. The supreme court contains four interior court yards.
5. The John Marshall dining room contains a picture of James Madison and William Marbury.
6. In the Justices Dining room they can not speak of cases that they just went over.
7. The SC library contains all the volumes of states and federal law books.
8. The SC library is for the supreme court bar and the supreme court.
9. The Plaza Pediment is viewed far less by the public.
10. There are bronze doors at the top of the West Plaza that you encounter before entering the supreme court.