Supreme Court
The court has had this number of justices since 1869
What is 9?
This is the process by which a court's verdict can be challenged.
What is appeal?
These are people who have an interest in a policy because it affects them in some way.
What are stakeholders?
Jenny married David when he was 78 and she was 40. When he died, Jenny was unhappy to learn that he had left all his money to his three German Shepherds, Dwight, Dinklage, and Dawg! Jenny hired a lawyer and is headed to this court to dispute David's will.
What is probate court?
This is a past decision on which judges base their decisions.
What is a precedent?
This is the list of cases the Supreme Court is considering hearing.
What is the discussion list?
If a case is heard by this court, it cannot be appealed to a higher court.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is a type of policy that limits or controls people's behavior, like a speed limit.
What is a regulation?
Jeffrey is 16 and stole $750 worth of DVDs from Target. This court will hear his trial.
What is juvenile court?
A resident of North Carolina drives to North Dakota to rob a bank. This court would hold their trial.
What is a federal court?
This requirement was established to prevent a tyranny of the majority in the selection process for selecting which cases will be taken up by the court.
What is the rule of four?
This is the highest court in a state.
What is the state supreme court.
What is a provision?
Elizabeth just signed a lease to move into what she thought was a brand-new apartment. She just paid her $1000 deposit, and is all set to move! When she gets to the apartment to unpack her belongings, though, the apartment is NOT new and is infested with mice. She wants out of her lease, so her uncle who is a lawyer is suing the landlord in this court.
What is municipal court?
This gives the Supreme Court the power to declare a law unconstitutional
What is Judicial Review?
This person, when in the majority, assigns who will write the Court's opinion, influencing how decisions are articulated.
Who is the Chief Justice?
True or false: once heard at the intermediate appellate level, a case can still be appealed.
What is true?
Jeffrey has gone on a crime spree. He's still 16, but this time, he has stolen $78,000 worth of DVDs from 5 different Targets in Greensboro. He better have a good lawyer when he heads to this court.
What is Circuit Court?
In Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969), the Supreme Court ruled that all political speech is protected unless it is linked to Immediate lawless behavior, upholding this First Amendment freedom.
What is freedom of speech?
In 1937, this president attempted to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court to 15 through his court-packing plan.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
These are the different people involved in a court case.
Who are the judge, jury, defendant, plaintiff, and attorneys?
Ms. Wallace applied for a job as an assistant principal, but her boss told her she would not be hired because she's a woman and therefore horrendously underqualified. Ms. Wallace thinks this violates her rights so she hired an attorney and took her case to the US District Court, but they did not rule in her favor. These are the steps she can take if she is unhappy with this ruling.
What are challenging or appealing the decision to the US Court of Appeals and then the Supreme Court?
In Engle v. Vitale (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that a public school district's practice of starting the day with prayer violates the Establishment Clause, upholding this First Amendment freedom.
What is freedom of religion?