100 The Judicial Branch Kinds Of Courts Court Terms The Supreme Court Decisions Round 2

Court Terms

100 The body of rules and principles governing a community: a legal system.

laws

200 Less serious crimes tried in the lowest courts.

Misdemeanors

300 Serious crimes tried in courts using a jury system.

Felonies

400 A group of people chosen to hear facts in a case and to give a verdict.

jury

500 Decision of guilt or not given by a jury after listening to the facts in a case.

verdict

Kinds of Courts

100 This court hears cases of taxpayer appeals.

Tax Courts

200 Type of court dealing with issues in the armed forces.

Military courts

300 This type of court reviews decisions of lower courts or agencies.

Appellate courts

400 The courts of a state or nation dealing with the rights of private citizens.

Civil courts

500 The Courts at the local level that try misdemeanors and minor civil cases.

Magistrates

The Judicial Branch

100 The portion of government whose duty is to interpret the laws of the country.

The Judicial Branch

200 The Supreme Court is the _____ court in the land.

highest

300 This court was the only court specifically established by the Constitution.

The Supreme Court

400 The method by which federal judges are placed in office.

Appointment

500 A justice of a court of last resort, like the US Supreme Court, who is not the chief justice

Associate Justice

The Supreme Court

100 Title of the judge who presides over the actions of the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice

200 The Supreme Court convenes (gathers) on the first Monday of this month each year.

October

300 The number of Justices on the Supreme Court.

nine

400 The formal name for a decision made by the Supreme Court.

Opinion

500 This is the power of the Supreme Court to overturn laws it believes are unconstitutional.

Judicial Review

Court Decisions

100 Landmark decision of the Supreme Court declaring the establishment of separate public schools for black and white students inherently unequal.

Brown v. Board of Education

200 Landmark decision: requires that anyone arrested be read a statement of their rights before being questioned.

Miranda v. Arizona

300 Controversial landmark decision which declared a slave was not a citizen and had no right to sue.

Dred Scott v. Sanford

400 Landmark case: Separate but equal (for blacks & whites); eventually overturned.

Plessy v. Ferguson

500 Landmark Case: ruled free speech did not apply is it present danger of undermining the government.

Schenck v. United States

200 More legal terms People in The Judicial System More Court Decisions Federal Courts And More… Final Jeopardy

More Court Decisions

200 This landmark case establishes the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.

Marbury v. Madison

400 Landmark case: states could no longer ban abortion

Roe v. Wade

600 Landmark case: public schools cannot required students to say prayers at school.

Engel v. Vitale

800 Landmark Case: Ruled that government cannot stop a person from offensive actions, ex. flag burning.

Texas v. Johnson

1000 Landmark Case: Upheld drug testing policies put in place by schools and other institutions.

Vernonia v. Acton

People in the Judicial System

200 The person against whom legal action is taken.

The defendent

400 A person qualified and licensed to act for plaintiffs and defendants in legal proceedings.

An Attorney

600 The person who appoints federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices.

The President

800 Legislative body that must confirm judicial appointments.

The Senate

1000 The person(s) who bring charges against others in a civil case.

The Plaintiff

More Legal Terms

200 The examination before a court of the facts of a case, criminal or civil.

Trial

400 An inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.

Bias

600 The process when a court reviews the decision made by a lower court.

Appeal

800 This type of jurisdiction means a court hears cases that have not yet been heard by other courts.

Original

1000 The jurisdiction granted to some courts to hear appeals from lower courts and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions.

Appellate

Federal Courts

200 An area over which a specific Federal court holds jurisdiction.

district

400 Also called districts, the territories under the jurisdiction of a judge in which court sessions are held.

Circuits

600 The period of service to which federal judges are appointed.

Life

800 The method through which a federal judge may be removed from office.

Impeachment

1000 Rights recognized by a government's laws that cannot be legally denied by that government.

Constitutional Rights

And More…

200 An action in which an individual (or group) violates a law.

A crime

400 To agree with the decision of a lower court.

To uphold

600 A written argument submitted to a court.

A Brief

800 This term means that a law is against what is allowed by the Constitution.

Unconstitutional

1000 A decision that serves as a pattern in future similar cases.

A Precedent

The Appeal Process

A writ issuing from a higher court calling up the record of a proceeding in an lower court for review.

Writ of Certiorari