SDSU Supreme Court Justice and Comparing Federal and State Courts Video Paper

1 – Watch our video on the Supreme Court Justices in our module this week.What It’s Like Being A Supreme Court Justice

Tell us about 5 things you learned from this video.

Choose two of the Justices that are mentioned in this video. Then do a little research. Tell us how long that Justice was or has been on the Supreme Court and which US President appointed them.

2-First, we’re going to use the US Courts website to do some research. Click on the following link:

https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts

You’ll see in the middle of the page it says, “Comparing Federal and State Courts.” Click on that and read the information. Then tell us about 3 similarities between federal and state courts, then describe 3 differences.

Now, go back to that main link that I provided above. This page is full of information about the courts such as types of cases, Supreme Court landmarks, cameras in the courtroom, etc. Click on one of these links and read the information provided. Then summarize what you read in at least 4 sentences.