Click the link below to watch the short documentary (25 mins) about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and answer the following questions:

1. At the time of the documentary’s release, how many justices had served on the Supreme Court?
2. What is the average number of years a Supreme Court justice serves?
3. Finish this quote from the documentary: “Being appointed to the Supreme Court is akin to ________________.”
4. Under Chief Justice John Marshall, what power did the Supreme Court assert for the first time?
5. According to Professor Howard, what do many people refer to the Fourteenth Amendment as?
6. About how many cases does the Supreme Court receive every week?
7. According to Justice Breyer, why does the Supreme Court not have any secrets?
8. What are the three arguments that Justice Kennedy mentioned?
9. What is the most time consuming part of a Justice’s work?
10. Normally, about how long does it take for the first publish of an opinion to be finished?
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