Vocabulary
Precedent
Lifetime
Name one current member of the Supreme Court
John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kentanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barret, Brett Kavanaugh
What case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which founding father said that the Judicial Branch was the weakest?
Alexander Hamilton
Established in Marbury v. Madison, this allows the court to examine cases and determine if something is unconstitutional
How many judges sit on the Supreme Court?
9
What political majority is present in the current supreme court?
Conservative Supermajority
Bonus: Name them for double points
Miranda Warning/Miranda Rights
How many cases have been overturned by the Supreme Court?
147
List in order the three parts of the federal court system (lowest to highest)
Federal District Courts, Federal Circuit (Appeals) Courts, SCOTUS
Name 3 schools in which current supreme court justices went to law school?
Harvard, Yale, Notre Dame
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Roberts
This case established that everyone is entitled to legal counsel, regardless of income
Gideon v. Wainwright
How many cases have been heard by the Supreme Court in total?
~25,500
After a verdict is reached in the Supreme Court, what do we call the writing from the side that loses the case?
Dissenting Opinion
Which Article of the Constitution established the Judicial Branch?
Article 3
What two types of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have?
Original and Appellate
In Texas v. Johnson, the court determined that ______ speech is protected speech
Symbolic Speech
What Amendment overturned the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision?
14th
What do we call the writing piece of an additional piece of support for the winning side?
Plurality/Concurring Opinion
What group has to approve Judicial appointments?
The Senate
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Marshall
In Standard Oil v. US, the court established that buying up competition was in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, thus making it a _________.
Monopoly
Along with Amy Coney Barrett, we have had one other Justice not attend an Ivy League school. Sandra Day O'Connor went to what west coast law school?
Stanford