We completed our unit on the Federal Court system by reviewing Olivia's study guide answers on the US Supreme Court and her take home test on federal jurisdiction. We first went over the term 'judicial review" emphasizing that all federal courts ,not just the Supreme Court, can declare a law unconstitutional . Olivia further discussed the original jurisdiction of the US Supreme Court, the types of cases the Court reviews from the Supreme Court of the states, as well as the mechanics of appealing a case to the US Supreme Court. In reviewing the take home exercise , we reexamined the terms exclusive jurisdiction , concurrent jurisdiction , original jurisdiction ,and appellate jurisdiction . Olivia displayed mastery in understanding these terms. Toward the close of the session, we moved onto our next unit, a detailed study of The First Amendment. We previously touched on this subject, but his unit will analyze its scope ,application ,and limitations in detail. We began by reviewing that the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment only apply if there is action by a government or an agency of government. We looked at some hypotheticals and discussed whether government action was present. For homework, I assigned reading pages 440-445 and responding the study guide questions ,