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Supreme Court Justices
So You Broke The Law
The Courts
Famous Court Cases
It's Latin(or not)to Me
100
Current Chief Justice
Who is John Roberts, Jr?
100
They hear evidence and determine if you should be bound over to trial.
What is The Grand Jury
100
Traveling to hold court in assigned regions.
What is "riding the circuit."
100
Declared the ruling of "Separate but Equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
A brief, unsigned opinion handed down by the Supreme Court.
What is a per curium opinon?
200
Oldest female member on the Court
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
200
Handed down by the Grand Jury when there is enough evidence to try you.
What is an indictment.
200
A trial court has this jurisdiction
What is original jurisdiction.
200
Struck down "Seperate but Equal."
What is Brown v. Board of Education
200
A written decision by the Supreme Court is known as an:
What is an opinon?
300
The newest member to the Supreme Court
Who is Elena Kagan?
300
People engaged in lawsuits.
Who are litigants?
300
Another name for a trial jury.
What is petit jury?
300
Changed law enforcement across the country
What is Miranda v. Arizona
300
The foundation for deciding cases is this.
What is the law?
400
Senior most member on the current Supreme Court.
Who is Antonin Scalia?
400
If you have a valid driver's lisence and are registered to vote you may be called to this.
What is jury duty?
400
The United States is divided into 12 regions, each with one of these:
What is district courts?
400
Its' decision gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison
400
A request by the Supreme Court to call up a record, meaning that they will hear the case is a:
What is writ of centiorai.
500
First Latin American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonya Sotomayor
500
A state may not take a person's life, liberty or property with this.
What is due process
500
Once the Court rules on a case, the ruling becomes this for furture decisions.
What is precedent?
500
Its' decision held that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants,whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.[
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
500
Amicus Curiae
What is a "friend of the court."