Jurisdiction
The highest court in the federal system.
Only the trial courts do this.
What is reach a verdict?
This case established the idea of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
These courts can handle issues inside the State & with the State Constitution
What are the State Courts?
This type of court reviews decisions from lower courts for mistakes or issues.
What is an appellate court?
When a court requests documents from a lower court to review.
What is the writ of certiorari?
This case made it so the police must inform us of our rights when arrested.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This level of courts have original jurisdiction over disputes between different states.
What are federal courts?
The lowest court in the State Courts.
What is a county court.
This group of people are in charge of listening to a case and coming to a verdict.
What is a jury?
This is the branch that has the ability to make additional courts under the Supreme Court.
What is the Legislative Branch/Congress?
This case protects juveniles right to due process.
What is in re gault?
This is the ability of the courts to overturn previous court decisions or actions of the other branches
What is judicial review?
This activity protects citizens rights when accused of crimes by listening to the trial and deciding guilty or innocent.
What is serving on a jury?
This is the group/branch that approves judges appointments to the Supreme Court.
What is Congress
This happens when a higher court gets rid of a lower courts ruling.
What is overturned?
What court case ruled that all African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in court.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
This court has original jurisdiction on cases involving foreign diplomats and disputes between 2 or more states.
What is the Supreme Court?
This court can handle the U.S. Constitution
What is the U.S. Supreme Court
The selection process for this is described below.
Step 1: Name added to master list
Step 2: Random selection
Step 3: Receive summons
Step 4: Report for selection
Step 5: Lawyer choose final people
What is a jury?
The main power of the judicial branch
What is interpret laws and the Constitution?
This case limited students rights in school publications
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?