Oyez, Oyez, Let’s Learn about the Supreme Court! The Supreme Court begins its new session the first Monday of October.

1.Meeting in 1790, who did President George Washington select as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? ____________ What was done at this first session?_____________________Find the answers at:usgovinfo.about.com

2. Part of the Judicial Branch of government, what is the Supreme Court's most important responsibility?_________________Unlike other courts, can decisions of the Supreme Court be appealed?______The Supreme Court can also decide if the actions of the President are unconstitutional. Does the Constitution state the number of Supreme Court Justices?___________Find the answers at: ducksters.com

3.The Supreme Court Building was built in 1932, the court's 146th year! In which city did the Supreme Court first meet? __________Can someone that is from another country become a Supreme Court justice?________Located on the top floor of the Supreme Court Building, what two activities are banned while the court is in session?__________________ Find the answers at:History.com

Check out the entire Webquest on the Supreme Court at my TpT Store:Supreme Court Webquest

Ruther Bader Ginsburg, A Supreme Court Justice(Reader's Theater Script)

Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice: A Reader's Theater Script

Note: Illustrations from Wpclipart.com and photograph of the Supreme Court Building is from Pixabay.com

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