Soundbites with Dr. Stan Deaton
"A Nation of Laws"
A resource for the 2025-2026 Georgia History Festival, A Nation of Laws: Courts and the Foundation of Freedom.
Read the questions below and click the sound files to hear the responses.
Teachers:
View the Soundbites with Dr. Stan Deaton Discussion Guide.
Soundbite 1 –
What does "A Nation of Laws" mean?
Soundbite 2 –
What is an Independent Judiciary?
Soundbite 3 –
Where did the idea for the Supreme Court come from?
Soundbite 4 –
How was the Constitution written to change and reflect the people of America?
Soundbite 5 –
Why do the Supreme Court justices serve life terms?
Soundbite 6 –
Why are there nine Supreme Court justices? Were there always nine?
Soundbite 7 –
Why does the Supreme Court reverse decisions? What happens when a decision is reversed?
Soundbite 8 –
What are the Landmark Court Cases and how have they remained relevant?
Soundbite 9 –
What are some notable Georgia court cases that have reached the US Supreme Court?
Soundbite 10 –
How does the Supreme Court enforce their decisions?
Pictured: U.S. Supreme Court Crowds, July 8, 1974. Library of Congress.