1. Unit Six The Supreme Court
Created by
Cody Valentine, Tyler Hapgood, Brooks Goshorn, and Zack Hawbaker

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Cases
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Justices
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3. What case set the “separate but equal” standard?

4. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

5. What case divided the country even further, which led to the Civil War?

6. Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

7. What case ended the “separate but equal” standard?

8. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

9. Which case declared that flag burning was protected by the First Amendment?

10. Texas v. Johnson (1989)

11. Which case declared that abortion was constitutional?

12. Roe v. Wade (1973)

13. Writ of Certiotari

14. The power of the Supreme Court to order a lower court to send up records of a case.

15. Certificate

16. Lower court asks the Supreme Court for a specific interpretation.

17. Dissenting Opinion

18. The opinion of the opposing judges in a case.

19. Majority Opinion

20. The official opinion of the court.

21. Concurring Opinion

22. A judge’s opinion that agrees with the majority but for a different reason.

23. What power gives them the ability to check if a law is constitutional?

24. Judicial Review

25. How is a judge appointed to the Supreme Court?

26. President nominates, Senate confirms with a 2/3 majority.

27. How long does a Supreme Court Justice serve?

28. For life or until they decide to retire.

29. Who chooses the Justice who will read the majority opinion?

30. The Chief Justice

31. How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?

32. Nine

33. Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?

34. Sandra Day O’Connor

35. Who was the first African-American Justice?

36. Thurgood Marshall

37. Who led the Supreme Court Chief Justice who led the Court in the 1960s?

38. Earl Warren

39. Who was the Justice who passed away recently?

40. Antonin Scalia

41. Who was the Justice that was recently appointed by Trump?

42. Neil Gorsuch

43. What is the ‘rule of four’?

44. The rule that states that if four justices want to hear a case it will be heard.

45. What rule was set by the Miranda v. Arizona case?

46. That police officers must read the suspect his/her rights while being arrested. (Miranda Rights)

47. How many cases are heard by the Supreme Court each year?

48. The Supreme Court will hear approximately 80 cases a year.

49. How many requests to hear cases each year?

50. Approximately 7,000 requests.

51. How many courts were established by the Constitution?

52. Only the Supreme Court