Supreme Court Cases
Supreme Court Cases II
Structure of the Judicial Branch
Function of the Judicial Branch
The Jury
100
Which Supreme Court case established Judicial Review in 1803?
Marbury v. Madison
100
Which case segregated schools were unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board
100
The Judicial branch can be found in which article of the U.S. Constitution?
Article III
100
The main role of the judicial Branch is to ________ laws
interpret, judge, explain
100
Most juries are made up of how many people?
12
200
Which Supreme Court case in 1857 said that slaves were property and could not sue in court?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
200
Which case said that '"SEPARATE BUT EQUAL was Constitutional and lead to segregation?
Plessy v. Ferguson
200
Which is the only court created by The Constitution?
The Supreme Court
200
What do you call the court's power to rule a law or action as unconstitutional?
judicial review
200
The role of the jury is to listen to the _____ and decide if a defendant is ______ or ________
evidence, innocent, gulity
300
Which Supreme Court case in 1966 set the precedent that police must inform citizens under arrest of their right to remain silent and to an attorney?
Miranda v. Arizona
300
Which case said that a school may limit what is published in a school newspaper?
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
300
Who does the Constitution give the power to create lower federal courts?
Congress/ The Legislative Branch
300
What power of the court allows the courts to OVERTURN previous court decisions?
judicial review
300
The image above shows the process for selecting what?
Jury
400
Which Supreme Court Case established the precedent that minors have the same due process rights as adults?
In RE Gault
400
Which cases established the precedent that states must give an attorney to citizens that cannot afford one?
Gideon v. Wainwright
400
Which court is missing?
U.S. district (trial) courts, ? ,Supreme Court
Appeals court
400
Which type of court has no jury, no evidence, no testimony, and reviews decisions of lower courts?
appellate or appeals court
400
Which amendment is protected by citizens serving on jury duty?
6th =right to legal counsel
500
The Tinker v. Des Moines case protected which right of students protesting the Viet Nam War?
1st amendment- free speech
500
Name two parts of the 14th Amendment
citizenship clause
equal protection clause
due process clause
500
Who appoints (chooses) a Supreme Court Judge and who approves them?
president, Senate
500
Name one type of case the federal government has original jurisdiction over?
-a foreign ambassador or diplomat
-maritime laws
-disputes between two states
-disputes between citizens of different states
500
How do lawyers from both sides try to check for bias in jurors?
They ask them questions