1. 100 The Judicial Branch 200 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 500 400 300 200 100 Kinds Of Courts Court Terms The Supreme Court Decisions Round 2

2. Court Terms

3. 100 The body of rules and principles governing a community: a legal system.

4. laws

5. 200 Less serious crimes tried in the lowest courts.

6. Misdemeanors

7. 300 Serious crimes tried in courts using a jury system.

8. Felonies

9. 400 A group of people chosen to hear facts in a case and to give a verdict.

10. jury

11. 500 Decision of guilt or not given by a jury after listening to the facts in a case.

12. verdict

13. Kinds of Courts

14. 100 This court hears cases of taxpayer appeals.

15. Tax Courts

16. 200 Type of court dealing with issues in the armed forces.

17. Military courts

18. 300 This type of court reviews decisions of lower courts or agencies.

19. Appellate courts

20. 400 The courts of a state or nation dealing with the rights of private citizens.

21. Civil courts

22. 500 The Courts at the local level that try misdemeanors and minor civil cases.

23. Magistrates

24. The Judicial Branch

25. 100 The portion of government whose duty is to interpret the laws of the country.

26. The Judicial Branch

27. 200 The Supreme Court is the _____ court in the land.

28. highest

29. 300 This court was the only court specifically established by the Constitution.

30. The Supreme Court

31. 400 The method by which federal judges are placed in office.

32. Appointment

33. 500 A justice of a court of last resort, like the US Supreme Court, who is not the chief justice

34. Associate Justice

35. The Supreme Court

36. 100 Title of the judge who presides over the actions of the Supreme Court.

37. Chief Justice

38. 200 The Supreme Court convenes (gathers) on the first Monday of this month each year.

39. October

40. 300 The number of Justices on the Supreme Court.

41. nine

42. 400 The formal name for a decision made by the Supreme Court.

43. Opinion

44. 500 This is the power of the Supreme Court to overturn laws it believes are unconstitutional.

45. Judicial Review

46. Court Decisions

47. 100 Landmark decision of the Supreme Court declaring the establishment of separate public schools for black and white students inherently unequal.

48. Brown v. Board of Education

49. 200 Landmark decision: requires that anyone arrested be read a statement of their rights before being questioned.

50. Miranda v. Arizona

51. 300 Controversial landmark decision which declared a slave was not a citizen and had no right to sue.

52. Dred Scott v. Sanford

53. 400 Landmark case: Separate but equal (for blacks & whites); eventually overturned.

54. Plessy v. Ferguson

55. 500 Landmark Case: ruled free speech did not apply is it present danger of undermining the government.

56. Schenck v. United States

57. 200 More legal terms 400 200 400 600 800 200 400 600 800 1000 800 600 400 200 People in The Judicial System More Court Decisions Federal Courts And More… Final Jeopardy

58. More Court Decisions

59. 200 This landmark case establishes the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.

60. Marbury v. Madison

61. 400 Landmark case: states could no longer ban abortion

62. Roe v. Wade

63. 600 Landmark case: public schools cannot required students to say prayers at school.

64. Engel v. Vitale

65. 800 Landmark Case: Ruled that government cannot stop a person from offensive actions, ex. flag burning.

66. Texas v. Johnson

67. 1000 Landmark Case: Upheld drug testing policies put in place by schools and other institutions.

68. Vernonia v. Acton

69. People in the Judicial System

70. 200 The person against whom legal action is taken.

71. The defendent

72. 400 A person qualified and licensed to act for plaintiffs and defendants in legal proceedings.

73. An Attorney

74. 600 The person who appoints federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices.

75. The President

76. 800 Legislative body that must confirm judicial appointments.

77. The Senate

78. 1000 The person(s) who bring charges against others in a civil case.

79. The Plaintiff

80. More Legal Terms

81. 200 The examination before a court of the facts of a case, criminal or civil.

82. Trial

83. 400 An inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.

84. Bias

85. 600 The process when a court reviews the decision made by a lower court.

86. Appeal

87. 800 This type of jurisdiction means a court hears cases that have not yet been heard by other courts.

88. Original

89. 1000 The jurisdiction granted to some courts to hear appeals from lower courts and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions.

90. Appellate

91. Federal Courts

92. 200 An area over which a specific Federal court holds jurisdiction.

93. district

94. 400 Also called districts, the territories under the jurisdiction of a judge in which court sessions are held.

95. Circuits

96. 600 The period of service to which federal judges are appointed.

97. Life

98. 800 The method through which a federal judge may be removed from office.

99. Impeachment

100. 1000 Rights recognized by a government's laws that cannot be legally denied by that government.

101. Constitutional Rights

102. And More…

103. 200 An action in which an individual (or group) violates a law.

104. A crime

105. 400 To agree with the decision of a lower court.

106. To uphold

107. 600 A written argument submitted to a court.

108. A Brief

109. 800 This term means that a law is against what is allowed by the Constitution.

110. Unconstitutional

111. 1000 A decision that serves as a pattern in future similar cases.

112. A Precedent

113. The Appeal Process

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

115. Writ of Certiorari