court cases
This case established the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v Madison
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government
what is the 1st amendment
A person breaks into a store at night and steals several expensive electronics
what is criminal
This job requires presidential appointment and senate confirmation
What is a supreme court justice
This court takes appeals
What is appellate court
This case established the miranda warning
What is Miranda v Arizona
This amendment limits the president to two elected terms in office
what is the 22nd amendment
A driver runs a red light, crashes into another car, and seriously injures the other driver; the injured driver sues for medical bills and car repairs
what is a civil case
The supreme court has ___ amount of judges.
What is 9 judges
A trial in which a “audience” decides the verdict
What is a trial jury
This 1896 case approved “separate but equal” segregation laws, later overturned in the 1950s
What is Brown v. Board Of Education
these rights include due process rights
what are the 5th and 6th amendments
In these cases, one person or business sues another, and the usual result is money damages or an order to do or stop doing something
what is civil cases
The authority to interpret and apply the law
What is jurisdiction
This is the general name for the lawyer who represents the state and prosecutes crimes in state trial courts
what is a state attorney
This school-prayer case held that government-written prayers in public schools violate the Establishment Clause
what is Engel v. Vitale
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States
what is the 13th amendment
In these cases, the government is always the side bringing the case, and the possible punishment can include jail or probation
what is a criminal case
A Supreme Court practice that requires at least four of the nine justices to vote in favor of granting a writ of certiorari for the Court to hear a case from a lower court
What is the rule of 4
the authority to hear a case for the first time
what is original jurisdiction
In this wartime case, the Court upheld the government’s internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
Korematsu v. U.S
This amendment says that listing some rights in the Constitution does not mean other rights are denied to the people
what is the 9th amendment
A person assaults someone outside a bar; the state files charges, and the victim later sues for medical costs and pain and suffering
what is civil and criminal
There are this many federal courts of appeals (circuit courts) in the United States
what is 108 federal courts
This person presides over state court trials and makes sure the law is followed
what is a judge