Judicial Branch
Vocabulary
The Congress
Amendments
Court Cases
100
It is the only court specifically mentioned specifically in the Constitution.
What is tne U.S. Supreme Court?
100
Presidential rejection of a bill, or a webbed foot.
What is a veto.
100
According to the Great Compromise, each State has this many Senators.
What is two?
100
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
Court Case which established the Separate But Equal Doctrine.
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson.
200
He nominates Supreme Court justices.
What is the president?
200
A formal agreement with another country or a little tiny snickers bar.
What is a treaty.
200
Plan which called for representation by population, it was favored by the Larger states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
Protection from improper search and seizure is found in this amendment.
What is the fourth?
200
Court Case which overturned the Separate but Equal Doctrine.
What is Brown v. Topeka Board of education.
300
Length of a term of a Supreme Court Judge.
What is life?
300
Necessary and Proper, Full Faith and Credit, Establishment, or Santa
What are Clauses
300
The fewest number of representatives a state can have in the House of representatives?
What is one.
300
The nineteenth amendment gave these people the right to vote
Who are women?
300
This case said that no state can ban abortions during the first trimester of the pregnancy?
What is Roe vs. Wade.
400
District, Appeals, Supreme, and Tennis
What are courts.
400
15 Presidential departments that serve as advisors to the president, or a place where medicine is stored.
What is a cabinet.
400
Number of votes needed to override a president's veto.2
What is 2/3
400
No state can deny its citizens equal protection of the laws.
What is the 14th Amendment?
400
Case which laid down the clear and present danger rule.
What is Schenk vs. the U.S.
500
An opinion that disagrees with the majority is said to be this.
What is a dissenting opinion?
500
An unrelated provision to a bill or a jockey.
What is a rider.
500
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set tne size of the House of Representatives at this number.
What is 435?
500
Method of ratification of amendments.
What is 3/4 of the states.
500
Supreme court case which said that if one cannot afford a lawyer, the court must provide him with one.
What is Gideonvs.Cochrane (or Gideon vs. Wainwright)
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