Checks and
Balances
Balances
A power that allows the Branch to review laws to see if they follow the Constitution
What is Judicial Review
This case established the Supreme Courts power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison
The main power of the Judicial Branch
What is interpreting the law
What is a jury
The highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court
This house checks the Judicial Branch by confirming or rejecting the presidents choices for Supreme Court Justices.
What is controlling the court's jurisdiction
This case ruled "separate but equal" was unconstitutional in schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This power lets the Judicial Branch settle disagreements about laws
What is resolving legal disputes
Refers to the authority a court has to hear and decide a case
What is jurisdiction
These nine people serve on the Supreme Court
Who are the justices
The president can check the Judicial Branch, with the selection of federal judges and Supreme Court judges
What is appointment power
This case decided that police must read a persons rights when they are arrested
What is Miranda v. Arizona
Federal Courts have this power when they hear cases involving the Constitution
What is original jurisdiction in federal matters
The written explanation of a Supreme Court decision
What is a majority opinion
The title given to the leader of the Supreme court
Who is the Chief Justice
Congress can check the Judicial Branch by doing this to someone if they commit wrong doings
This decision protected a women's right to choose an abortion under the right to privacy
When a higher court reviews a lower courts decision
What is appellate jurisdiction
The type of law based on past court decisions
What is precedent
What is the Courts finial authority
As a check on the Judicial Branch, Congress can limit types of cases
What is controlling the court's jurisdiction
The case that confirmed that federal laws are supreme over state laws
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
What is establishing precedent
The formal request asking a higher court to review a lower courts decision
What is an appeal
The power the Supreme Court used when it chooses which are it will hear
What is the certiorari