The Supreme Court
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This power allows courts to decide if a law is constitutional.
What is judicial review?
These courts are the first to hear a case.
What are district (trial) courts?
Laws that deal with crimes are called this type of law.
What is criminal law?
This case said “separate but equal” schools are unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
There are this many justices on the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
If a law goes against the Constitution, the Court can declare it this.
What is unconstitutional?
If someone loses a case and asks a higher court to review it, this is called this.
What is an appeal?
Laws that deal with disputes between people or groups are called this.
What is civil law?
This case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The leader of the Supreme Court is called this.
Who is the Chief Justice?
The system that allows each branch to limit the power of the others is called this.
What are checks and balances?
These courts review decisions made by lower courts.
What are appellate courts?
The document that is the highest law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
This case required the police to inform suspects of their rights.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Supreme Court justices are chosen by this person.
Who is the President?
The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was established in this famous case.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The federal court system has this many main levels.
What is three?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This case protected students’ free speech rights at school.
👉 What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Supreme Court justices serve for this length of time.
What is life (until retirement, resignation, or death)?
When the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case, they issue this document.
What is a writ of certiorari?
This type of court deals with disagreements between states.
What is the Supreme Court (original jurisdiction)?
This amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This case said students do not “shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.”
👉 What is Tinker v. Des Moines?