The Role of the Judicial Branch
Article of the Constitution that creates the judicial branch
What is Article III?
Ruling that established precedent of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is John Roberts?
The Supreme Court will accept a case if 4 of the 9 justices wish to hear it
What is the Rule of 4?
Crimes crossing state borders would be considered this type of crime
What is a federal crime?
Number of federal district courts in the US
What is 94?
Case that ruled that students have a reduced expectation of privacy while in school
What is New Jersey v TLO?
Currently the longest serving member on the Supreme Court
Who is Clarence Thomas?
Amount of time that opposing attorneys have to argue their cases before the Supreme Court
What is 30 minutes?
Term of a federal judge
What is life?
Court that can only hear a case on appeal
What is an appellate court?
Ruling that said evidence obtained without a search warrant cannot be used in court
What is Mapp v Ohio?
Newest member of the Supreme Court
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Opinion of any justice who disagrees with the majority
What is a dissenting opinion?
16 to 23 people who decide whether there is enough evidence to indict the suspect
What is a Grand Jury?
A court ruling bearing on subsequent court cases
What is a precedent?
Ruling that said defendants have to have lawyers, even if they can't afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Number of justices who attended Ivy League law schools
What is 8?
Of the 7000-8000 cases appealed to the Supreme Court every year, the Court hears this many
What is 100-150?
Number of federal circuits in the federal court system
What is 13?
A set of ideas that shape how a judge or lawyer interprets the law and the Constitution
What is judicial philosophy?
Ruling that allowed Congress to regulate all commercial interactions under “commerce clause”
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Number of circuit assignments that the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has
What is 3?
Opinion of a justice who votes with the majority, but disagrees with their reasoning as to why
What is a concurring opinion?
Rhode Island is located in this federal circuit
What is 1?