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The Rise of the US Supreme Court

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Follow a short history of an institution.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

dispute
A disagreement or argument.
justice
A judge on the Supreme Court.
judiciary
The system of courts and judges.

Answer key

  1. First, the Supreme Court of the United States has the final say in legal disputes.“Has the final say” means makes the last decision.
  2. And the position of Supreme Court justice was not highly valued.A justice is a judge on the Supreme Court. “Highly valued” means considered very important.
  3. The idea of the federal judiciary had too many problems, he said.“He said” comes after the reported words.
  4. That decision turned out to be very important.“Turned out to be” means was found to be in the end.
  5. So Marbury took the dispute all the way to the Supreme Court.“All the way to” means as far as possible, to the highest court.

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