People
Current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Roberts Jr.
How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court
9
First amendment is not stripped at the school house gate
tinker v Des Moines
Precedent
U.S. District Courts that hear cases for the first time have __________________ jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
First African American to serve of the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
This rule is based on how many justices must agree for a case to be presented to the Supreme Court
Rule of Four
Right to an attorney is granted in all cases not just capital cases
Gideon v Wainwright
Another word for appeals
Appellate or circuit
Court case that ruled it was not a violation of the First Amendment to burn a U.S. flag in protest.
Texas v Johnson
President who appointed the first woman to supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
How many women total have served on the Supreme Court?
6
Voluntary prayer in school is a violation of the establishment clause
Engle v Vitale
Authority over a particular area
Jurisdiction
What percentage of all court work is done in the federal district courts?
90%
First Woman on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
How many Federal Court of Appeals are there in the United States?
13 Court of Appeals
Overturned Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
To send back to another court
Remand
A calendar for the court is known as the ...
court docket
Father of SCOTUS
John Marshall
How many member on the U.S. Supreme Court make a quorum?
6
Ruled schools had rights to block articles without violated freedom of the press
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier
An explanation of the ruling in a court case from the losing side
Dissenting Opinion
A legal document ordering someone to court
subpoena