Structure of the Judicial Branch
The highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
To interpret laws
This famous power allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
What is judicial review?
This case ruled that segregation in public schools violates the Constitution
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This branch of government has the power to impeach and remove federal judges
What is the legislative branch?
The number of justices that serve on the Supreme Court
What is nine?
Every person accused of a crime has a right to this
What is trial by jury?
This case in 1803 established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This case established the requirement that suspects be informed of their rights before questioning
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This body of elected officials must confirm all Supreme Court nominees
What is the Senate?
The two lower levels of federal courts under the Supreme Court
What are the Court of Appeals and District Courts?
One of SCOTUS's responsibilities is to settle disputes between these
What is because the Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S.?
This controversial case legalized abortion nationwide before being overturned in 2022
What is Roe v. Wade?
This is how the executive branch checks the power of the courts
What is by nominating federal judges?
This person is responsible for appointing federal judges
Who is the President?
This is when the Supreme Court hears a case for the first time
What is original jurisdiction?
How the judicial branch checks the legislative branch
What is by declaring laws unconstitutional?
This case affirmed that students do not lose their free speech rights at school
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This document can be amended by Congress and the states to overturn a Supreme Court ruling
What is the Constitution?
The term length for federal judges, including Supreme Court justices
What is life tenure (until death, retirement, or removal)?
This is when a higher court reviews a lower court's decision
Appellate jurisdiction
How the judicial branch checks the executive branch
What is by declaring executive actions unconstitutional?
This 1919 case ruled that speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected under the First Amendment
What is Schenck v. United States?
This group sets the number of justices on the Supreme Court
What is Congress?