Article III
Types of Court Cases
How do the courts work?
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Surprise
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What does Article III of the constitution explain?
The Judicial Branch of Government
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Which opinions are written in a unanimous supreme court decision?
majority opinion only OR majority and concurring opinions.
100
Which level of the courts is able to exercise both appellate and original jurisdiction?
The Supreme Court
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Which of the following cases established that the right to assistance of counsel in felony criminal cases is a fundamental right, and must be required in state courts as well as federal courts.
Gideon v Wainwright
100
Which court case overturned a precedent set in Plessy v Ferguson saying that separate but equal is not equal?
Brown v Board of Education
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What court(s) were specificaly created by the Constitution?
The Supreme Court
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"Interpret the constitution by taking into account ongoing changes in society." This statement would be an example of what?
Judicial Activism
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Which level of the federal court system handles the most federal cases?
District Courts (The Federal Trial Courts)
200
Which of the following cases established that the act of burning the American flag can be protected by the First Amendment. (symbolic speech)
Texas v Johnson
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What are the types of opinions that may be written when a supreme court case is decided?
Majority, Concurring, Dissenting
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How is a Supreme Court judge appointed?
By the president
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What is the job of a federal court of appeals?
review the original trial record of a case to decide if the original decision should stand
300
What are the 3 things the Supreme Court can do when it reviews a case?
Deny, Remand, Accept/decide
300
Which of the following cases established that school officials do not have to meet the same standards as law enforcement when searching students in school.
New Jersey v TLO
300
Which court system is shown on the map?
Appellate Courts
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Where in the constitution is the power of Judicial Review explained?
It is not in the constitution. It was established in a later court case
400
What is the difference between a civil case and a criminal case?
Criminal has to do with a crime, civil has to do with an issue between two people or groups (sue someone)
400
What is required for a case to come to the supreme court?
A constitutional questions
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Which of the following cases established that evidence obtained illegally, without probable cause, cannot be used against you in a court of law.
Mapp V Ohio
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Which landmark supreme court case established the power of Judicial Review?
Marbury v Madison
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Who created the different levels of the federal court system.
The constitution created the supreme court and the rest were created by congress
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"Judges should follow precedent and the original intent of the law."
What is this statement an example of?
Judicial Restraint
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What is the order of how a case goes from a court of appeals to the supreme court? What are the steps taken?
petition is drafted; writ of certiorari is granted; briefs are submitted; Supreme Court rules on the case
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Tinker v DesMoines
500
What is an amicus curiae?
written legal advice on Supreme Court cases from outside sources as needed.