Court System
Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Landmark Cases
100
Dual Court System
What are state & federal courts?
100

You have a right to judgment by who in a criminal trial?

A jury of your peers

100

A jury must be this sure that a person is guilty to render a guilty verdict.

What is beyond a reasonable doubt?

100
How most cases come to the Supreme Court.
What is on appeal?
100

Established the doctrine of judicial review, affirming that the Supreme Court has the ultimate authority to strike down laws that conflict with the U.S. Constitution.

Marbury v Madison (1803)

200
Civil & Criminal
What are the 2 types of cases?
200
This is what appeals courts (including Supreme) give.
What is a ruling?
200
When a court sends a case back to a lower court to be tried again.
What is remanding a case?
200
The Supreme Court's power to look at any local, state, or federal law to see if it is constiutional.
What is judicial review?
200

Interpreted the "Necessary and Proper Clause" of Article I to grant Congress implied powers to carry out its constitutional duties, while also establishing that states cannot tax the federal government.

MuCulloch v Maryland (1819)

300
The number of federal judicial districts
What is 12?
300

Federal Judges are confirmed by who?

The Senate

300
The reason a case can be appealed.
What is the law has been applied incorrectly?
300

How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?

Nine

300

Declared that state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, explicitly overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine set by Plessy v. Ferguson.

Brown v Board of Education (1954)

400

Which Article of the US Constitution creates the Judicial Branch?

Article III

400
These people are appointed for life.
Who are Federal Judges?
400
This happens when a higher court believes the lower court interpreted the law incorrectly.
What is reverse the ruling?
400

The Chief Justice also does this during impeachment.

What is act as judge during an impeachment trial?

400

Ruled that detained criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights to an attorney and against self-incrimination before police questioning.

Miranda v Arizona (1966)

500

Name of the blindfolded woman that represents the Judicial Branch

Lady Justice

500
Federal judge appointments are made by this person
Who is the president?
500

The cooperation of state and national governments (but the national government is superior)

What is federalism?

500

Interpreting the Constitution as it was originally intended vs adapting the Constitution through a modern lens

Originalism vs Living Document

500

Rejected President Richard Nixon's claim of "absolute executive privilege," forcing him to hand over Oval Office tape recordings during the Watergate scandal.

United States v Nixon (1974)

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