The Court System
The highest level of the court system.
What is the Supreme Court
The name for the judges of the Supreme Court.
What are Justices
This case established the concept of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison
Older cases used to help decide newer cases.
What is Precedent
The division of government and separation of powers are two parts of what system?
What is Federalism
The three levels of the court system.
What are the Trial Courts, the Appeals (Appellate) Courts, and the Supreme Court.
The number of people who serve on the Supreme Court.
What is 9
In Morse v. Frederick, the case involved a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" sign. What was the ruling of the Supreme Court?
The School district had the authority to suspend the student
A formal request to move a court case to a higher court.
What is an Appeal
Powers shared between the local, state, and federal government are known as...
What are Concurrent Powers
The US has two court systems. They are the...
What are the State and Federal Court Systems.
Who is Amy Coney Barrett?
the newest member of the Supreme Court
This case clarified what rights the police must inform you of when placed under arrest.
What is Miranda v. Arizona
A court case that has a very significant impact on law across the country.
What government positions are 3rd and 4th in the line of succession?
What are the Speaker of the House and President pro Tempore of the Senate
Judicial Review is the power of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is ___________ or ____________?
What are Constitutional or Unconstitutional
What is the role of John Roberts?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What precedent did the landmark case Lemon vs. Kurtzman establish
The Lemon Test for Establishment Clause cases
Roe vs. Wade, 1973 and Obergefell vs. Hodges, 2015 are examples of "Legislating from the Bench" also known as this because it changes public law for the entire United States through a decision.
judicial activism
Identify 3 roles of the President.
What are: Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Chief of State, Chief Citizen, Chief of Party
How many jurors have to vote guilty in a criminal conviction?
What is 12 or unanimous
How long is a justice on the Supreme Court's term?
appointed for life
This 1954 Supreme Court decisoin overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's right to life, liberty, and property.
Due Process
How many votes are necessary to win the Electoral College?
What is 270