The case of Marbury v. Madison established this, which gives the Supreme Court the power to rule a lower court decision or a law unconstitutional
Judicial Review
100
A legal dispute between two or more parties
Civil Case/Trial
100
Amendment that covers freedom of speech and religion
1st Amendment
100
There are ____ members of the Supreme Court
9
100
This is the term applied to a case involving a crime
What is a criminal trial
200
In the case of Tinker v. Des Moines the Supreme Court ruled that...
Students were allowed to wear the armbands as it falls under the category of "pure" speech that was symbolic and not disruptive.
200
The Supreme Court establishes this, which lower courts must follow, when they rule on a case
What is precedent
200
The Bill of Rights consists of the...
The First Ten Amendments
200
The official power of the court to make legal decisions and judgments
Jurisdiction
200
In Mapp v. Ohio the ______ rule was established, which stated that any evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in a trial
Exclusionary Rule
300
If there is a 5-4 decision in the Supreme Court, the four justices' opinions is known as the...
Minority Opinion
300
A person who is accused in a court of law
A defendant
300
Amendment that covers protections related to search and seizure
What is the 4th Amendment
300
If a media outlet created a story that is false one the person who claims it is inaccurate could sue the outlet for
Libel
300
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law
Plaintiff
400
A justice who ruled that students in Tinker v. Des Moines should be permitted to wear armbands would have been expressing the ________ opinion.
Majority
400
The belief that judges should be hesitant to change previous Supreme Court decisions and that they should interpret the Constitution in the way the framers originally intended
Judicial Restraint
400
Amendment that guarantees due process and protection from double jeopardy
5th Amendment
400
Belief that justices should creatively reinterpret the Constitution for modern times
Judicial Activism
400
If someone commits a crime against ones country it is called
Treason
500
If a public school permitted a priest to teach a theology class it could be considered a violation of the ________ clause
Establishment
500
In order to bring a lower court decision up to the Supreme Court, justices must issue a ______, which orders a lower court to deliver any records related to the case being reviewed.
Writ of Certiorari
500
Amendment that protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment
500
When two or more courts have jurisdiction over a specific case
Concurrent Jurisdiction
500
In the first step of a criminal trial a _______ reviews the evidence of a case to determine whether it should go to trial or not