The government must always act fairly and in accord with established rules. This is known as ____________.
Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

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KARL HALL
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
parliamentary procedure
due process
fair play
protocol
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All federal judges are appointed to Constitutional Courts serve a term of ____________.
5 years
10 years
life
15 years
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A justice writes a ___________ when he or she agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason.
dissenting opinion
concurring opinion
judicial order
brief
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the case of Wickard v. Filburn, the Supreme Court effectively broadened Congress's use of the _________ clause of the Constitution.
Supremacy
Necessary and Proper
Commerce
Extradition
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most cases reach the Supreme Court through the issuance of a _______________.
certificate
majority opinion
writ of certiorari
judicial order
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Supreme Court decision sets a(n) ____________ which lower courts will often follow when making decisions in similar cases which come before them in the future.
trial court date
precedent
judicial circuit
oral argument date
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright advanced the ____________.
rights of the accused persons
voting rights of minorities
principle of separation of church and state
gurantees of free speech and press
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