Supreme Court Qualifications/Powers
Are there ANY qualifications to become a Supreme Court Justice?
NO (no minimum age, no legal experience required)
What part of the Constitution protects Civil Liberties?
Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)
What did the Supreme Court ban as a result of the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Roberts
How does someone get appointed to the Supreme Court?
Someone has to be nominated by the President and approved by the Senate
Name FOUR examples of Civil Liberties mentioned in the First Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Free Press, Freedom to Assemble
What did the ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) make possible?
The right for anyone to have a court-appointed attorney
Which Constitutional amendment protects Civil Rights?
14th Amendment
What is the minimum number of justices needed to approve hearing a Supreme Court case?
4
What are two things that Civil Rights guarantee?
EP DP (Equal Protection and Due Process)
What Supreme Court case did Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) overturn, giving the right to determine abortion laws to the state governments?
Roe v. Wade (1973)
What do Miranda Rights protect against, as emphasized in the ruling of Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
The right against Self Incrimination (5th Amendment, "pleading the 5th", the right to remain silent)
What is judicial review?
The Supreme Court's power to declare something UNCONSTITUTIONAL
What does it mean to have due process under the law?
Every citizen has the power to bring their case to court and to have a jury or a judge hear their case
False (see Safford v. Redding)
Student right to protest, First Amendment protections
How does the Judicial Branch check the Legislative Branch?
Declaring acts of Congress UNCONSTITUTIONAL (using Judicial Review)
Based on the ruling in New Jersey v. TLO, what would school administrators need in order to search through your stuff?
PROBABLE CAUSE
Which Supreme Court case established the Court's right to use judicial review?
Who has the expressed power to make lower courts?
Congress