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Federal Courts
Vocabulary
The Supreme Court
Justices
Landmark Cases
100
The number of judicial circuits in the U.S.
What is 13?
100
People who believe that interpretation of the Constitution and laws should be limited to the words they contain.
What are strict constructionists?
100
The Court's schedule.
What is the docket?
100
He was the first chief justice.
Who is John Jay?
100
Evidence not obtained legally in a search is not admissible in court.
What is Mapp v Ohio?
200
The largest number of judicial appointments are to
What are district courts?
200
People who believe that interpretation of the Constitution and laws should be influenced by consideration of current social & political conditions.
Who are loose constructionists?
200
Written legal arguments.
What are briefs?
200
He is the most senior member of the Associate Justices.
Who is Antonin Scalia?
200
Defendants must be provided a fair and impartial trial.
What is Sheppard v Maxwell?
300
Out of the one third of district court decisions that are appealed, this portion of them are actually reviewed by the courts of appeals.
What is one-fifth?
300
Documents filed with the Court by groups that are affected by a case but are not legally involved in it.
What are amicus curiae briefs?
300
The number of Supreme Court justices is decided by
What is Congress?
300
The number of Associate Justices.
What is eight?
300
A slave is considered property, not a citizen, and may not sue.
What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
400
Supporters of this believe that to protect the rights of the powerless, judges should have great range and flexibility in deciding cases.
What is judicial activism?
400
A request for appeal to the Supreme Court.
What is a writ of certiorari?
400
These are the legal reasons that support a court's decision.
What are grounds?
400
She is the most junior justice.
Who is Elena Kagan?
400
Separate but equal facilities are not ok.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
500
The people who handle nominations to the district courts.
Who are White House staffers and the Justice Department?
500
A court's authority to hear a case's initial trial.
What is original jurisdiction?
500
The majority of justices believe in the importance of this which means upholding precedents established by earlier courts.
What is stare decisis?
500
He nominated the current chief justice.
Who is George W. Bush?
500
Schools cannot restrict free expression unless it interferes with the learning environment.
What is Tinker v Des Moines?