Show:
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 a 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
Name the case that lead to schools have the right to censor materials printed/distributed on school campus.
What is Hazelwood vs. Kushner
100
This type of jurisdiction allows the courts to hear the case first.
What is original jurisdiction?
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 hears the cases appeal.
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. As a result, he was sent to jail, and he wrote his case to the Supreme Court to because his rights were violated.
What is Gideon vs. Wainwright
200
In this case, segregated train cars were aloud as long as they were equal. Gave rise to the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
200
Name the 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. Because those rights were not read, he did not about his right to get a lawyer, to not speak against himself, and many other rights.
What is Miranda vs. Arizona
300
In this case, the United States won against a former President
What is United States vs. Nixon
300
Name 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
This type of jurisdiction allows the case to be heard first.
What is original jurisdiction?
400
The purpose of the Judicial Branch is to do this, so that laws are clear, and everyone know what they mean and there is no confusion
What is to "interpret/judge the law"
400
This is the case where a man was denied access to a "Whites Only" cart because he was African-American, and he filed suit against the railroad company.
What is Plessy vs. Fergerson
400
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government is supreme to the state and has powers beyond the Constitution.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
400
Name the case which began the segregation in the United States.
What is Plessey vs. Fergerson
400
This is the part of the Legislative Branch that approves the appointments made by the President to the Supreme Court
What is Senate
500
When the Supreme Court rules that a law is valid then it is this, and if the Supreme Court rules that it is invalid, then it is declared this.
What is constitutional and unconstitutional?
500
This case involved whether or not it was right to have segregated schools.
What is Brown v. the Board of Education.
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? (Judicial Review)