The US District Court is a court of ________ Jurisdiction
What is Original
100
The Appellate Court has _____________ jurisdiction
What is appellate jurisdiction
100
In the case, President ______ gave instructions to John Quincy Adams from taking office.
What is Thomas Jefferson
100
Held that seperate was inherently unequal
What is Brown v. B.O.E.
100
What's the Elastic Clause
What is a statement in the U.S. constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
200
Define Original Jurisdiction using your own words.
What is the power to hear a case for the first time.
200
Define Appelatte Jurisdiction
What is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.
200
Ultimately, Marbury v. Madison is known as the court decision that established Judicial __________
What is Judicial Review
200
This case made it a requirement for police officers to recite "you have the right to remain silent" after a individual is arrested
What is Miranda v. Arizona
200
Montesquieu authored
What is "Spirit of Laws"
300
The District Court is also known as a _________ court
What is a trial court
300
What happens if a plantiff is not satisfied with a decision of the appellate court?
What is he may petition for a writ of certorari for the Supreme Court to hear the case
300
Many critics believe that one of the negative consequences of Marbury v. Madison is that it disrupted this principle of the Constitution
What is Check and Balances
300
The right to be free from unlawful search and seizure is protected under the
What is the 4th amendment
300
The right to bear arms is protected under the
What is 2nd Amendement
400
FREE 400 POINTS
What is FREE 400 POINTS
400
A trial before a court with only judges is known as
What is bench trial
400
The Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison was given the sole authority to ________ the constitution.
What is Interpert
400
The right to free speech is protected under
What is the 1st Amendment
400
This enlightment theorist is cited as a direct influence on Thomas Jefferson, who authored the Decleration of Independence
What is John Locke
500
How many US District Courts are there?
What is 94
500
How many Federal Appellate Courts are there?
What is 13 Circuit Courts
500
Ultimately, the Supreme Court is charged with the duty to decide whether a matter/law is _____________
What is constitutional
500
The name that historians typically give the court from the time period of 1953-1969 where many measures where taken to extend individual liberties is called
What is the Warren Court
500
Define the Social Contract
What is an agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights and duties of each.