Structure
Judicial Powers
Supreme Court
Checks and Balance
Vocabulary
100

Makes up the supreme court.

What is 9 justices and 1 chief?

100

Article III

What is Judicial branch?

100

Leader of supreme court.

What is chief justice?

100

A check judicial has for legislative branch.

What is reviewing laws?

100

A type of case where courts use laws to settle disputes.

What is a civil case?

200

Establishes the lower courts.

 What is congress?

200

Judicial branch responsibility 

What is interpret laws?

200

Burglary of a bank 

What is criminal case?

200

The way judicial branch checks other branches,

What is judicial review?

200

The federal court system and state court systems.

What is dual-court?

300

The number of judges in appellate court.

What is 3 judges?

300

Case that made judicial review.

What is Marbury v Madison?

300

The way supreme courts decide to hear the cases.

What is the rule of fours?

300

A check executive branch has on judicial branch. 

What is senate confirming justices?

300
The authority to hear and decide a case.

What is jurisdiction?

400

The federal court system from highest to lowest.

What is Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Trial/District Courts?

400

2 types of jurisdiction 

What is original and appellate?

400

Included in supreme court.

What is original and appellate courts?

400

A check judicial branch checks executive branch. 

What is declaring laws unconstitutional?

400

The example to be used to help judges with decisions in future cases that are similar.

What is precedent?

500

Double jeopardy!

List 5 steps for a trial. 

What is opening statement, evidence, closing statement, jury starts deliberation, get verdict?

500

Judges interpret law based on changing conditions and values.

What is judicial activism?

500

Number of district courts.

What is 94?

500
2 cases that prove supreme court can change their mind.

What is Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of education?

500

A group of people that examine evidence to determine whether there is a probable cause to bring n accused person to trial.

What is grand jury?

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