Basic Law
What type of law is based on written law, usually found in one document, and created by legislators?
Rule of Law
What landmark supreme court decision (case) created the power of "Judicial Review"?
Marbury vs. Madison
Name the case that lead to schools having the right to censor materials printed/distributed on school campus.
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
What is the term describing when a particular level of court has the right to hear a case first?
Original Jurisdiction
Who has the power to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice?
The President
What is the term for a previous decision that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in future court decisions?
Precedent
What case violated a person's right to counsel (the right to have a lawyer provided for you if you cannot afford one)?
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Name the case which gave the students the right to free speech as long as it was not disruptive to the learning environment.
Tinker vs. Des Moines
What article of the Constitution can you find information on the Judicial Branch?
Article III
Who has the power to approve or deny a nominee for the supreme court?
The Senate
This term exists when a fact finder cannot say with moral certainty that a person is guilty, or a particular fact exists (only used in criminal cases).
Reasonable doubt
Miranda vs. Arizona
Name the case which lead to the desegregation of schools, and eventually to the desegregation of buses, lunch counters, and other areas of life based on race.
Brown vs. Board of Education
In what level of the court system do people bring their case in front of a group of three judges who decide the whether there was mistakes made that would overturn the lower court decision, but it IS NOT a retrial?
An appellate court
What are the requirements to be a Supreme Court Justice?
There are no Constitutional Requirements listed
Grand Jury
What landmark supreme court decision stated that segregation in public places was legal due to the phrase "separate-but-equal"?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Name the case that allowed women the right to have an abortion.
Roe vs. Wade
What is the term for when a case can be decided in a state OR federal court?
Concurrent Jurisdiction
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?
9
What is it called when a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime in order to avoid the possibility of a more severe punishment?
Plea Bargain (or a plea deal)
What landmark supreme court decision protects citizens from "unlawful searches and seizures" (cannot use evidence not gained by a legal warrant)?
Mapp vs. Ohio
Name the case that allowed for the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans without allowing them the due process of the law (violated writ of habeas corpus).
United States vs. Korematsu
What is the term for a case that can ONLY be heard by a Federal Court?
Exclusive Jurisdiction
How many Supreme Court Justices have to agree to hear a case?
4 ("rule of four")