Vocab
The authority to hear certain cases is called
Jurisdiction
Announces the Court's decision and sets out the facts and reasoning upon which it is based.
Majority opinion
A person involved in a lawsuit.
litigant
Which landmark case said the Supreme Court had the power to declare laws by congress unconstitutional?
Marbury vs. Madison
When was Hononegah HS founded
1923
When both the state court and federal court have jurisdiction, it is called
concurrent jurisdiction
Allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
Judicial Review
The number of justices on the Court is set by
Congress
The ____________ appoints a justice; the __________ approves it.
president, senate
Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
indictment
A judicial decision that serves as a guide for settling later cases of a similar nature. (Think Plessy v. Ferguson...separate but equal)
precedent
What article of the constitution created "one supreme court"
Article III
Who is widely considered the most important and influential Supreme Court justice in U.S. history.? (His rulings changed the way the Supreme Court worked and established it as an equal third branch of the government)
John Marshall
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific
A group of citizens who determine whether criminal charges should be brought against a person charged with a crime.
grand jury
The person who files a suit.
plaintiff
What does unconstitutional mean?
a law or order that goes against the protections in the US constitution
What did McCulloch vs. Maryland give the federal government?
Implied powers
"What is the tallest mammal in the world?"
Giraffe
Written statement(s) setting forth the legal arguments of a case.
brief
The person against whom a complaint is made in court.
defendent
What is 'exclusive jurisdiction'?
only a federal court hears and decides a case
Which landmark case said that all African Americans were not legal citizens of the US?
Dred Scott vs Sandford
What US city has 3 professional sports teams that all share the same uniform colors?
Pittsburgh