Supreme court
This is the highest court in the United States.
The Supreme Court
This case ruled that separate but equal schools were unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This is the power courts have to declare laws or actions unconstitutional.
Judicial review
These are the three levels of the federal court system.
District Courts, Courts of Appeals, Supreme Court
This court level usually has one judge who runs the trial.
District Court
This number is how many justices serve on the Supreme Court.
9 (1 being chief)
This case established the power of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court can review laws passed by either of these two levels of government.
State and federal governments
This level of federal court holds trials with witnesses, evidence, and juries.
District Courts
This court level normally uses a panel of three judges to review appeals.
Court of Appeals
This part of the government must confirm a president’s Supreme Court nominees.
The Senate
This case led to police having to read you your rights before arrest.
Miranda v. Arizona
This term means interpreting what the Constitution really means in a case.
Constitutional interpretation
These courts review cases to check for mistakes made in lower courts.
Courts of Appeals
This court has nine judges.
Supreme court
This term describes a judge who believes the Constitution should be interpreted exactly as it was written.
Strict constructionist
In this case, students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War and won.
Tinker v. Des Moines
The Judicial Branch can limit this branch by ruling its actions unconstitutional.
The Executive Branch
The number of federal regional Courts of Appeals in the United States.
Thirteen
This is the number of federal judicial districts in the United States.
94
This is the name for the written opinion that explains the Court’s final decision.
The majority opinion
This 1896 case allowed separate but equal facilities and upheld racial segregation.
Plessy v. Ferguson
In disputes between states, the Supreme Court uses this kind of original power.
Original jurisdiction
This group of judges looks at cases in the Court of Appeals.
A panel of judges
One of these justices is on the supreme court.
Chief justice