Powerpoint Jeopardy Key TermsKey Terms 2CompletionCompletion 2Supreme Court Cases
This type of law is based on the Constitution and on Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution.
This is customary law that develops from judges’ decisions and is followed in situations not covered by existing law.
This is the authority a court has to hear and decide on a case.
This means to return a case to a lower court for a new trial.
This is the power of the Supreme Court to determine whether a law passed or presidential action is constitutional.
This means to ask a higher court to Review a case.
This is the authority of a court to review the decision by a lower court.
These are law that refer to disputes between people.
This is the authority of a court to be the first court to hold trials in certain kinds of cases.
This is an earlier court decision that guides judges’ decisions in later cases.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in _____________ was reversed in Brown v Board of Education.
____________ law is based on the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court decisions.
For the most part, the Supreme Court works as a(n) ______________ court.
The ___________ guarantees everyone to a fair trial.
_______________ was the 1 st African American to serve on the Supreme Court.
All courts interpret laws to help settle ____________.
The Supreme Court can _______________, or return a case to a lower court for a new trial.
People accused of a crime must be informed of their _______________ before being questioned.
___________________ are people from the community who judge the evidence at trials.
The Supreme Court made its famous “______________” ruling in the case of Plessy v Ferguson.
This Supreme Court case established the court’s power of judicial review.
This Supreme Court case ruled that flag burning was constitutional.
This Supreme Court cased overturned the ruling in Plessy v Ferguson.
This Supreme Court case said that presidents were subject to the same laws as citizens.
This Supreme Court case ruled that abortion was legal.