The court case which began due to a state instigating a tariff against a newly established national bank
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
What is "interpret laws?"
Clause that prevents states from discriminating against other states?
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The most common job of SCROTUS nominees.
What is a federal judge?
A governmental system that has people rule the same land
What is Federalism
The Supreme Court case that started with the establishment of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
what all criminals trials are tried by.
What is a Jury?
The number of states needed to ratify the constitution
What is nine states?
What are the instances in which the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction
What are trials involving ambassadors, and public ministers and disputes involving states?
The first ten amendments to the constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
The court case that temporally eroded the presidents power to create legislation.
What is Schechter Poultry Co v. United States
The time Supreme Justices can serve on the Court.
What is "good behavior" or life?
The two ways that an amendment can be proposed
What is the approval of 2/3rds of the House and Senate or 2/3rds of State Legislatures
The typical number of Supreme Court nominees on the bench
what is nine?
The President appointing a judge or Congress approving Judicial nominees (are examples of...)
What are the checks on the Judicial Branch?
Court case that established the importance of the interstate commerce clause as a regulatory tool
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Punishments that can't be given for treason
what is punishing the decedents or disabling heirs from inheriting traitor's property?
Powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments
What are concurrent powers?
The number of justices required for a Supreme Court decision?
something which can't be be imposed by Article 6
what is a religious test?
This court case established that criminal suspects must be informed of their rights before questioning, expanding defendants' rights
What is Miranda v. Arizona? (thank you for doing the homework :))
The judicial power that allows the Supreme Court to rule if something is constitutional
What is Judicial Review?
Clause of the constriction which dictates that states must recognize the Public Acts and records of other states
What is the Full Faith and Credit clause?
The common characteristics of many successful SCOTUS nominees (name 3).
What is judicial experience, affiliated with the president's party, and the ability to withstand "litmus test?"
Following established and complete legal processes
What is Due Process?