The Judicial Branch

Which of the following cases did NOT deal with rights for people accused of crimes?

What is a precedent?

Where in the Constitution are the powers of the Judicial Branch listed?

Plessy argued that separate railway cars violated the Equal Protection Clause of which amendment?

Which is true about the U.S. Supreme Court?

Marbury v. Madison established the principle of

Supreme Court cases are decided by a majority. What is a majority in the Supreme Court?

What is the main job of the judicial branch?

Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of the U.S. court system?

The power of the Supreme Court to decide if something is constitutional or not is called

This case involved the issue of freedom of speech for students in school.

How does a case come before the Supreme Court?

This case set the precedent that ALL citizens have the right to legal counsel for their defense

Which case reinforced the constitutional principle of "rule of law"?

Unless impeached by Congress, federal judges serve for

This case set the precedent that all citizens accused of crimes must be advised of their rights

In this case, SCOTUS held the U.S. Constitution did not extend citizenship to people of black African descent

In a civil case, the person being sued is the ________ and the person suing is the _______.

Which of the following is NOT a situation in which a case can be appealed?

Which of the following cases said that "separate but equal" doctrine was unconstitutional?

There are how many Supreme Court justices (usually)?

The ________ nominates federal judges/justices, and the _______ confirms the appointments.

A case involving a dispute or disagreement between two parties is called a

The top position at the Supreme Court is

When an appeals court sends a case back down to a trial court to be tried again, that is called