National Judiciary
SCOTUS
Da Law
Legal basics
Mixture
100

What case established Judicial Review?

Marbury v. Madison

100

In order for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a case this many justices must agree?

Four

100

A court in which a case is first heard is said to have this?

Original Jurisdiction 

100
In a legal dispute this is the party that files the suit.

Plaintiff

100

This judicial standard says a person may not be tried for the same crime twice.

Double Jeopardy 

200

These lower encompass all courts below the U.S. Supreme Court?

Inferior Courts.

200

These are detailed written statements that spell out the party's legal position and provide the relevant facts of the case.   

Brief 

200

This is the authority to hear a case.

Jurisdiction.

200

In a legal dispute this is the person whom the complaint is made against

Defendant 

200

A suit in which the plaintiff seeks damages for some harm by the defendant is what type of case?

Civil 

300

In a dispute between two states, which court would have original jurisdiction?  

U.S. Supreme Court

300

This opinion adds additional points not emphasized in the majority opinion.   

Concurring Opinion   

300

This type of due process maintains that the governments' laws themselves must be fair. 

Substantive

300

This type of due process deals with the enforcement of laws. 

Procedural  

300

To print false or malicious words about someone is what?

Libel

400

This judicial philosophy holds that judges should decide cases on the basis of the original intent of the framers and judicial precedent. 

Judicial Restraint

400

This is a order to a lower court to send up a case record for review.

Writ of Certiorari  

400

When justices disagree with the majority in a case they write this type of opinion? 

Dissenting

400

This type of speech is not protected by the first amendment. It calls for the overthrow of the government or disruptions of lawful activities through violence. 

Seditious Speech

400

This 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case, applied the exclusionary rule to the states as well.  

Mapp v. Ohio

500

This judicial philosophy holds that judges should interpret and apply provisions in the Constitution, off ongoing changes in conditions and values

Judicial Activism 

500

What are the three ways a case can reach the U.S. Supreme Court?

Writ of Certiorari, appeal, and original jurisdiction

500

Nine students were suspended from school for disruptive behavior without a hearing. The Court ruled that the students’ due process rights had been violated. What due process rights error was made? 

Procedural

500

This U.S. Supreme Court case held that flag burning was protected under the first amendment as symbolic speech. 

Texas v. Johnson

500

This court case established the right to a lawyer regardless of ability to pay, to the state level

Gideon v. Wainwright

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