Supreme Court Justices facts
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100

What are the requirements to be a supreme court justice?

What is no requirements

100

What does appeal mean?

What is the process by which the person ask the court to review the result of a case.

100

What are the two main categories of laws?

What is Criminal and Civil law.

100

What article states the powers of the Judicial Branch.

What is Article III.

100

What case ended school segregation?

What is Brown v. Board of Education.

200

What is the term of a justice?

What is for life?

200

What is precedent?

What is precedes or to comes before.

200

What law comes from a judges decision?

What is Common Law.

200

What is the main objective of the Judicial Branch?

What is to interpret laws and punish lawbreakers.

200

What case gave the supreme court the power of Judicial Review?

What is Marbury v. Madison.

300

What is the decision of the Supreme Court known as?

What is the opinion.

300

What is Judicial Activism?

What is rulings based on a personal or political considerations.

300

What law comes from the Constitution or Supreme Court rulings?

What is Constitutional Law?

300

What is the checking power of the Judicial Branch?

Judicial Review

300

What case stated a teacher only needs reasonable suspicion to search a students bag?

What is NJ v. T.L.O

400

What is the pay of the Chief Justice?

What is $267,000

400
What is Strict Construction?

What is a more literal/ limited interpretation of the Constitution ?

400

What law is created by government agencies?

What is Administrative laws.

400

What are the three levels of the Federal Judicial Branch?

What is the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Court.

400

What case allows schools to drug test students in competative extracirricular activities?

What is Board of Education v. Earls.

500

What is the rule of four?

What is the number of justices needed to hear a case.

500

What is jurisdiction?

What is the authority a court has to decide and hear a case.

500

What laws are passed by congress and based on majority belief?

What is Statutory Laws?

500

What types of jurisdiction does the federal courts have?

What is original or appellant jurisdiction.

500

What case allows for religious clubs to be formed at schools?

What is Board of Education v. Mergens.