Supreme Court Basics
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
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This famous 1954 case ended racial segregation in public schools.
➡️ What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This article of the Constitution created the Judicial Branch.
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➡️ What is Article III?
This branch appoints Supreme Court justices.
➡️ What is the Executive Branch?
A disagreement brought to court.
➡️ What is a case?
There are this many justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is 9?
This case gave students free speech rights in schools (1969).
➡️ What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Supreme Court justices serve for this length of time.
➡️ What is life (lifetime appointment)?
This branch confirms Supreme Court nominees.
➡️ What is the Legislative Branch (Senate)?
A written explanation of a court’s decision.
➡️ What is an opinion?
This person is the head of the Supreme Court.
Who is the Chief Justice?
This case established judicial review in 1803.
➡️ What is Marbury v. Madison?
This document contains the first ten amendments.
➡️ What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch can declare laws unconstitutional.
➡️ What is the Judicial Branch?
A lower federal court is called this.
➡️ What is a District Court?
The Supreme Court meets in this U.S. city.
➡️ What is Washington, D.C.?
This case required police to inform suspects of their rights.
➡️ What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
➡️ What is the First Amendment?
This process can remove a federal judge from office.
➡️ What is impeachment?
A court that reviews decisions of lower courts.
➡️ What is an appellate court?
The current Chief Justice of the United States.
➡️ Who is John Roberts?
This 1963 case guaranteed the right to a lawyer.
➡️ What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
➡️ What is the Fourth Amendment?
The power to declare laws unconstitutional is called this.
➡️ What is judicial review?
A decision that serves as an example for future cases.
➡️ What is precedent?