Define This!
How similar cases have been decided in the past and they serve as a guide for the future
What is precedent?
What are the two basic classifications of cases?
Civil and Criminal Cases
The number of Supreme Court justices
What is 9?
Job of the Legislative Branch
To write laws
Job of the Executive Branch
To execute or enforce the laws
Job of the Judicial Branch
To interpret laws ( decide whether they're constitutional or unconstitutional)
Where in the Constitution is the Judicial Branch set up?
Article III
What percentage of cases make it to the Supreme Court?
Only 1%
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for the future.
what is PRECEDENT
The Supreme Court can ____________ a precedent from a previous Supreme Court decision.
Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
the 2 litigants in a court case are called...
What are plaintiff and defendant?
The ________________ nominates Supreme Court justices.
Who is the President?
The number of justices that must agree on a Supreme Court case to make a decision.
What is a majority?
Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle of __________________________.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Supreme Court
Usually the first court to hear the case
District Court
Most decisions are based on this word, which means 'let the decision stand'.
What is stare decisis?
This empowered the Supreme Court to __________________ an act of the Legislative or Executive branch that violates the Constitution.
NULLIFY ( to void or invalidate)
How did the Federal government (Executive Branch) react to the situation in Little Rock Central High School?
President Eisenhower sent the US Army to support the decision of the Supreme Court that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
Federal judicial appointments are nominated by _______________ and confirmed by the _______________.
___________________________ happens when 4 out of the 9 justices agree to hear a case.
RULE OF FOUR
This case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison 1803?
Brown vs Board of Education (1954) overturned what previous decision of the SC?
Plessy v Fergusson ( Separate but Equal)