United States Supreme Court Building

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-states-supreme-court-building

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was United States Supreme Court Building built?1935
2. What is the location?1 First Street NE, Washington, D.C
3. What is the architect?Cass Gilbert
4. Where is the Supreme Court Building located?It sits next to the Capitol and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., at 1 First Street NE.
5. Who designed the Supreme Court Building?The neoclassical design was created by architect Cass Gilbert, a friend of President Taft.

Judiciary: The system of courts and judges that interprets and applies the law in a country.
Constitutional Law: The body of law that interprets and applies the U.S. Constitution.
Judicial Independence: The principle that courts should be free from improper influence from other branches of government.