Supreme Court Basics
What is the Supreme Court?
The highest court in the United States.
What is judicial review?
The power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The 1954 case that ended school segregation.
What are District Courts?
The courts where most federal trials begin.
What is checks and balances?
The system that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is nine?
The number of justices on the Supreme Court.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The 1803 Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The case that required police to inform suspects of their rights.
What are Courts of Appeals?
The courts that review decisions made by District Courts.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The branch that can impeach federal judges.
What is the Chief Justice?
The title of the leader of the Supreme Court.
What is unconstitutional?
A law that goes against the Constitution is described as this.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
The case that said students have free speech rights at school.
What is life?
The length of time Supreme Court justices serve.
What is the Executive Branch?
The branch that can veto laws passed by Congress.
Who is John Roberts?
The current Chief Justice of the United States.
What is interpreting laws?
The Supreme Court’s main job regarding laws.
What is the First Amendment?
The amendment that protects freedom of speech.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The branch that confirms federal judges.
What is the Supreme Court?
The court whose number of justices Congress can change.
Who are the President and the Senate?
The two groups involved in selecting Supreme Court justices.
What is the Constitution?
The document that is the highest law of the land.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The amendment that protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Executive Branch?
The branch that appoints federal judges.
What is judicial review?
The power used when the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional.