Court Cases
The Judicial Branch
Courts
Supreme Court
Grab Bag
100
The court case that ended segregation in schools; starts with Brown
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
100
The top court in the Judicial Branch
What is the Supreme Court
100
The two kinds of courts
What is federal and state
100
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9
100
The number of courts in the circuit courts in the US
What is 13
200
The case that gave the Supreme Court power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison
200
The article that established the judicial branch
What is Article III
200
The court that is allowed to hear appeals
What is appellate court
200
The top judge in the Supreme Court
What is Chief Justice
200
The court that is allowed to reverse a lower court decision; second step.
What is court of appeals
300
The case that said it was unconstitutional to deny students freedom of speech.
What is Tinker
300
The three levels of courts.
What is district, circuit/appeals, and Supreme
300
The court in the federal system that has responsibility for determining facts of a case
What is the district court
300
In their past professionals, all Supreme Court justices have been
What is lawyers
300
When judges rely heavily on previous opinions they are using....
What is precedent
400
The case that overruled the fourteenth amendment.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
400
The three types of jurisdiction
What is original, limited original, appellate
400
The types of trials district courts hold
What is civil and criminal
400
Name two ways the Supreme Courts are limited
What is Miss Sult's discretion
400
A dispute between an American company and a foreign government would be heard in
What is a federal court
500
The case that said its unconstitutional for teachers to search students without cause.
What is New Jersey v. T.L.O.
500
An accused person is judged innocent, this is who may appeal.
What is neither side may appeal
500
The court that would hear a case involving a crime committed at sea
What is federal court
500
Name a case where Supreme Court would have original jurisdiction
What is disputes between states or Miss Sults discretion
500
Give two reasons why federal courts were created.
What is Miss Sult's discretion
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