is Prior to writing Article III: Judicial Branch, students should have completed "Web Quest: Judicial Branch " to better understand the Judicial Branch. If you have not done this, please do so now.
Article III establishes the Judicial Branch of government. In the next section of the project, you will create a Bill of Rights for Darlington High School that establishes the rights of all the people for Darling High School. But what happens if Congress passes a law that violates the Bill of Rights or our Constitution in general? For example, the Bill of Rights of Darlington High might state that "all students have the right to use a computer to enhance learning", but what happens if a law created by congress tries to ban computers in the classroom? Obviously, this law would violate one of our rights found in our Constitution, but how is this issue resolved?
Well this is where the Judicial Branch steps in. The Judicial Branch interprets the laws. Essentially, they measure whether the laws created by Congress align with the US Constitution. If a law created by congress does not align with the US Constitution, the Supreme Court has the power to strike down that law through Judicial Review.
The same idea will apply with the Judicial Branch for Darlington High School. First begin by creating Section 1. In this section outline the structure of the Supreme Court. How many judges will serve on the court? How are they chosen? Are they appointed or elected? In the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the President. You might want to follow this route as well. Finally, you might want to define who is eligible to serve as justices? Will our Supreme Court consist of only teachers or students as well?
In Section 2, define the powers of the Judicial Branch. We already mentioned one that needs to be included - i.e. they have the power to review all laws created by congress and to determine if they are constitutional. If they are not, they have the power to strike them down. This must be included in section 2 but you can include other powers as well.
Finally in Section 3, describe the process for reviewing laws. If the Supreme Court thinks a law might be unconditional, how do they initiate the process of reviewing the law and exercising their judgement on the matter?