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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT The Supreme Court - Funsheet

3. The first Chief Justice was John Jay. 4. The current Chief Justice is John Roberts. 6. Sandra Day OConnor was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. 7. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court. 8. The President appoints potential justices. 9. The Senate must confirm the nominee before they can take office. 11. William Howard Taft was the only person to serve as President and Chief Justice. 4. The main responsibility of the Supreme Court is to hear appeals originating in lower courts. 5. It takes 4 justices to decide to hear a case. 6. It takes 5 (majority) justices to decide a case. 7. The winning opinion is called the majority opinion. 9. The losing opinion is called the dissenting opinion.

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