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100

This case established the power of judicial review

What is Marbury v Madison

100

This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government

what is the 1st amendment

100

A person breaks into a store at night and steals several expensive electronics

what is criminal

100

This job requires presidential appointment and senate confirmation

What is a supreme court justice 

100

This court takes appeals

What is appellate court 

200

This case established the miranda warning

What is Miranda v Arizona

200

This amendment limits the president to two elected terms in office

what is the 22nd amendment

200

A driver runs a red light, crashes into another car, and seriously injures the other driver; the injured driver sues for medical bills and car repairs

what is a civil case

200

The supreme court has ___ amount of judges.

What is 9 judges

200

A trial in which a “audience” decides the verdict

What is a trial jury

300

This 1896 case approved “separate but equal” segregation laws, later overturned in the 1950s

What is Brown v. Board Of Education

300

these rights include due process rights 

what are the 5th and 6th amendments 

300

In these cases, one person or business sues another, and the usual result is money damages or an order to do or stop doing something

what is civil cases

300

The authority to interpret and apply the law

What is jurisdiction 

300

This is the general name for the lawyer who represents the state and prosecutes crimes in state trial courts

what is a state attorney

400

This school-prayer case held that government-written prayers in public schools violate the Establishment Clause

what is Engel v. Vitale

400

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States

what is the 13th amendment

400

In these cases, the government is always the side bringing the case, and the possible punishment can include jail or probation

what is a criminal case

400

A Supreme Court practice that requires at least four of the nine justices to vote in favor of granting a writ of certiorari for the Court to hear a case from a lower court

What is the rule of 4

400

the authority to hear a case for the first time

what is original jurisdiction

500

In this wartime case, the Court upheld the government’s internment of Japanese Americans during World War II

Korematsu v. U.S

500

This amendment says that listing some rights in the Constitution does not mean other rights are denied to the people

what is the 9th amendment

500

A person assaults someone outside a bar; the state files charges, and the victim later sues for medical costs and pain and suffering

what is civil and criminal

500

There are this many federal courts of appeals (circuit courts) in the United States

what is 108 federal courts

500

This person presides over state court trials and makes sure the law is followed

what is a judge

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