Supreme Court Basics
The qualifications needed to become a Supreme Court Justice?
What are none?
This case established judicial review in 1803.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
What is the term for a judge's disagreement with the majority ruling?
What is a dissenting opinion?
How many justices currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
What is 9?
What is the term for the person bringing a case in a civil trial?
What is the petitioner?
What level of court falls between district courts and the Supreme Court?
What are the Circuit Courts?
This case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What judicial philosophy believes that judges should strictly follow the original intent of the Constitution?
What is judicial restraint?
Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee are all in this circuit.
What is the 6th circuit?
What is the official final decision made by the Supreme Court in a case?
What is the majority opinion?
What type of jurisdiction allows a court to hear a case for the first time?
What is original jurisdiction?
This case protected flag burning as a form of symbolic speech.
What is Texas v. Johnson?
What judicial philosophy believes that courts should adapt to modern social changes?
What is judicial activism?
How many justices must agree to grant a writ of certiorari?
What is 4?
What is the term for the Supreme Court’s authority to declare laws unconstitutional?
What is judicial review?
What type of court case involves disputes between individuals or groups rather than criminal charges?
What is a civil case?
This case limited executive privilege and ruled that "no one is above the law."
What is U.S. v. Nixon?
What term describes when a justice agrees with the majority ruling, but for different reasons?
What is a concurring opinion?
Oral arguments are limited to ____ minutes for each side.
What is 30 minutes?
What is the term for the Supreme Court’s authority to review lower court decisions?
What is appellate jurisdiction?
List and describe the 5 Constitutional Amendments related to the Supreme Court.
What is the...
4th (search & seizure), 5th (self-incrimination, double jeopardy, etc), 6th (fair & fast trial), 7th (right to file a suit and a jury), and 8th (cruel & unusual punishment)?
This case upheld racial discrimination in 1896.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The idea that past Supreme Court decisions should guide future rulings.
What is precedent?
How many district, circuit, and supreme courts are in the U.S. federal system?
What are 94 judicial districts, 13 circuits, 1 Supreme Court.
The only time the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction.
What is a 2-state lawsuit?