Judicial Branch - CIVICS

order requiring a court appearance

subpoena

a party in a lawsuit

litigant

a court’s authority to hear cases

jurisdiction

ruling used as a basis of a decision in a later case

precedent

to cancel legally

nullify

shared authority of state and federal courts to hear cases

concurrent jurisdiction

the right to hold an office

tenure

official decision by a court

ruling

supreme court’s power to review constitutionality of laws

judicial review

authority of only federal courts to hear cases

exclusive jurisdiction

system made up of both state and federal courts

dual court system

the authority of a court to be the first to hear a case

original jurisdiction

in accordance with the constitution

constitutional

a courts authority to hear cases appealed from lower courts

appellate jurisdiction

explanation of legal thinking behind a court’s ruling

opinion

What is the primary function of the judicial branch

interpret laws

the judicial branch primarily consists of federal ___, judges and the supreme ___

courts ; court

The ___ court is the highest court in the United States

supreme

Who is the Chief Justice of the supreme court as of 2023

John G. Roberts

The case of Marbury v. Madison established judicial ___ in the US

review

The power of judicial review allows the Supreme Court to nullify ___

laws

The principal of ____ requires lower courts to follow precedents set by higher ones.

Stare Decisis

Who nominates the federal judges and justices to the supreme court

president

What is the term for a judge’s decision to dismiss a case before it goes to trial

summary judgement

who represents the federal government in legal cases

attorney general

A case must usually be ____ several times t=in order to make it to the Supreme Court

appealed

Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court

Sandra Day O’ Conner

What is the term for a Supreme Court Justice

life

Seventh President of the united states

Andrew Jackson

Eighth President of the united states

Martin Van Buren

Ninth President of the united states

William Henry Harrison

Tenth President of the united states

John Tyler

Eleventh President of the united states

James K. Polk

Twelfth President of the united states

Zachary Taylor

Thirteenth President of the united states

Millard Fillmore

Fourteenth President of the united states

Franklin Pierce

Fifteenth President of the united states

James Buchanan

Sixteenth President of the united states

Abraham Lincoln

Seventeenth President of the united states

Andrew Johnson

Marbury Vs. Madison (1803)

Judicial Review

Plessy Vs. Ferguson (1896)

Segregation was okay if it was separate but equal

Brown Vs. Board

Overturns Plessy, segregation is no longer legal

Engel Vs. Vitale (1962)

allows prayer in school, but can’t be forced

Miranda Vs. Arizona (1966)

Gives Miranda rights

Tinker Vs. Des Moines (1969)

Students have rights in school, as long as not disrupted

Reed Vs. Reed (1971)

Discrimination ok?

New Jersey Vs. TLO (1985)

Standard for student search and seizure?

Hazelwood Vs. Kuhlmeier (1988)

Should students be censored?

Texas vs. Johnson (1989)

Flag burning ok?

How many justices are there on the supreme court

nine