Supreme Court
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This case ruled “separate but equal” is unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
How does the Judicial Branch check the Legislative branch?
What is reviewing laws to make sure they are constitutional/ judicial review?
The two court systems in the United States.
What is Federal and State court system?
Twelve people selected to deliberate and give a verdict in a legal case.
What is a jury?
The number of justices currently serving on the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
The case that established Supreme Court’s judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The term for an appeals court or the Supreme Court returning the case to be retried at the lower courts?
What is remand?
This court is the lowest level in the Judicial Branch. It is where most cases begin.
What is Trail Court?
Justices who agree with the majority decision but for different reason.
What is concurring opinio?
The Supreme Court’s power to decide what is constitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This is a petition to ask the court to review a case.
What is an appeal?
The authority to interpret and apply the law.
What is jurisdiction?
This document gives the Supreme Court it’s authority.
What is the Constitution?
What are the justices on the Supreme Court? how many and what are their titles.
What is 8 associate justices and 1 chief judge?
Judges interpret law based on changing conditions and values.
What is judicial activism?
Cases involving diplomats from foreign nations, disputes between a state and the Federal government, or a dispute between two state.
What is original jurisdiction?
A person just got in an argument with their neighbor over noise, they are suing them over disturbance of peace.
What is a civil case?
Judges decide cases based on the original intent of the Constitution or statue and the precedent judges interpret law based on changing conditions and values.
What is judicial restraint?