Ce contrôle Cour suprême porte sur le fonctionnement de la plus haute juridiction américaine, la décision Brown v. Board of Education et le rôle du droit dans l’inclusion. Durée : 55 minutes. Barème : 20 points. Sans dictionnaire.
Les réponses sont rédigées en anglais, sauf indication contraire.
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Le contrôle Cour suprême
Exercice 1 : Repères (4 points)Répondre brièvement à chaque question, en anglais.
1. How many Justices sit on the Supreme Court?
2. In which city is the Supreme Court located?
3. Who nominates the Justices?
4. Which institution confirms them?
5. How long does a Justice serve?
6. What is the title of the head of the Court?
7. In which year was the Brown v. Board of Education decision made?
8. What is the name of the text that the Court interprets?
In 1951, a Black girl named Linda Brown had to walk a long way to a school for Black children, although a white school stood close to her home. Her father, supported by civil rights lawyers, took the case to court. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that separate schools for Black and white pupils were unconstitutional. The decision did not end segregation overnight: many Southern states resisted, and federal troops were sometimes needed to protect Black students as they entered schools. Nevertheless, the ruling became a symbol of equality under the law.
Répondre en anglais, par une phrase complète, à chaque question.
1. Why was Linda Brown’s daily journey a problem?
2. Who supported her father?
3. What did the Court decide in 1954?
4. Was the decision applied immediately?
5. Why is the ruling remembered today?
Associer chaque terme à sa définition : 1. a ruling. 2. unanimous. 3. unconstitutional.
a. contrary to the principles of the Constitution. b. agreed on by everyone. c. the official decision of a court.
Traduire en anglais.
1. Les juges sont nommés à vie.
2. La Cour a déclaré cette loi contraire à la Constitution.
3. Beaucoup d’écoles du Sud ont refusé d’appliquer la décision.
Rédiger environ 100 mots pour répondre à la question suivante : Should judges serve for life?
Prendre position, donner deux arguments et un exemple.
