The Courts
The Cases
The Outcomes
The Significance
Everything Else
100

This court is the lowest level in the Judicial Branch. It is where most cases begin.

What is District Court?

100

This case is the result of President Adams leaving and appointing judges that he felt would prevent the incoming President Jefferson from doing his job. When Jefferson found some papers not filed, he refused to appoint Adam's judges in their job.

What is Marbury vs. Masdison

100

In this case, Linda Brown won.

What is Brown vs. Board of Education

100

The case gave schools have the right to censor materials printed/distributed on school campus.

What is Hazelwood vs. Kushner

100

The Preamble begins with these three words

What is "We the People"?

200

In this level of the Judicial Branch, you bring your case in front of a group of three judges who decide the outcome of your cases. This is court is the 2nd level in the Judicial Branch

What is an appellate court?

200

This case is the result of man who did not have a lawyer or consul because he was unable to afford one. 

What is Gideon vs. Wainwright

200

In this case, the students of Hazelwood High School lost.

What is Hazelwood vs. Kushner

200

Case which gave the students the right to free speech as long as it was not disruptive to the learning process or the school environment

What is Tinker vs. DeMoines?

200

This document is the "Supreme Law of the Land"

What is Constitution?

300

This court is the highest level in the Judicial Branch. Made up of nine judges, who are picked by the President and approved by the Senate.

What is Supreme Court?

300

This case is the result of man being arrested and not having his 5th and 6th amendment rights being read. 

What is Miranda vs. Arizona?

300

In this case, the United States won against a former President

What is United States vs. Nixon

300

The case which lead to desegregation of schools, and eventually to the desegregation of buses, lunch counters, and other areas of life based on race

What is Brown vs. Board of Education

300

The preamble begins with

"We the people...."

400

The job of the Judicial Branch is to _________?

What is to "interpret the law"

400

This is the case where a man was denied access to a "Whites Only" car because he was African-American, and he filed suit against the railroad company.

What is Plessey vs. Fergerson?

400

In this case, the United States won against the Japanese-American

What is United States vs. Korematsu

400

Name the case which began the segregation in the United States.

What is Plessey vs. Fergerson?

400

Approves the appointments made by the President to the Supreme Court

What is Senate?

500

When the Supreme Court rules that it is invalid, then it is declared this.

What is unconstitutional?

500

This case is because a minor (under 18) was arrested for a prank phone call, and he was not read his rights, he was not given an authority or any of the due process given to adults.

What is In Re Gault?

500

In this case, the students in DeMoines, Iowa won.

What is Tinker vs. DeMoines

500

This case's decision was controversial because it decided the outcome of an election in 2000

What is Bush vs. Gore?

500

The Judicial Branch checks the other two branches, Executive and Judicial branch, this way.

What is declaring their actions constitutional or unconstitutional?