Supreme Court

This is the highest court in the U.S.

• US District Court
• PA Supreme Court
• US Supreme Court
• US Court of Appeals

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

• 10
• 8
• 5
• 9

The case that established the "separate but equal" ruling was

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Marbury v. Madison

This Supreme Court ruling overturned "separate but equal".

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Brown v Board of Education
• Texas v. Johnson
• Marbury v. Madison

This ruling established the judicial review which defined the Supreme Courts power.

• Marbury v. Madison
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marshal v. Mainline
• US v. Nixon

How are Supreme Court justices selected?

• Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
• by an election
• Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
• Congress selects them

The Supreme Court is an appellate court.  An appellate court ____________ cases. 

• makes the first decision
• reviews the decision made by a  lower court

In _____ v. _____ the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no rights under the Constitution.  Also, that slavery couldn't be banned anywhere in the U.S.

• Korematsu v. U.S.
• Tinker v. Des Moines
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Miranda v. Arizona

Usually, the Supreme Court has what type of jurisdiction?  (They hear a lot of appeals)

• Original
• Appellate
• Constitutional

Who determines the size of the Supreme Court?

• Congress
• Supreme Court
• President
• Governor Group