Supreme Court and Landmark Cases

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

What is the power of deciding what is constitutional?

• executive review
• judicial review
• constitutional review
• appeal

Goldilocks lost her case and was found guilty. It's not over yet though. Her case can go to an ____________ court next.

• Trial Court

• Supreme Court

• Appellate Court

• Federal Court

These courts act like the “local” courts for the federal level; only courts with a jury.

• State

• District

• Appellate

• Supreme

an earlier case that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent cases.

• Precedent

• Original Jurisdiction

• Writ of Certiorari

When a Supreme Court or higher court agrees to hear a case, they send a court order to request case records, this is called

• Writ of Certiorari

• summary judgment

• verdict

• precedent

If the Governor breaks the law, he/she is subject to the same punishments as we are. Why is this true?

• precedent

• rule of law

• summary judgment

• jury

Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?

• Segregation was deemed legal in the south

• Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

• Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character

• School were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

US v. Nixon is considered a landmark case because it provided what lesson for future leaders?

• You must obey a court order

• The president is accountable for enforcing the law

• The president is not above the law

• The president is not allowed to have private meetings

Which of the following ideas BEST describes what protection we have from the case Miranda v. Arizona?

• Self- incrimination

• Right to counsel

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of expression