Ch.7 Civics

1. Common law is based on _______________.

• precedents

• constitutional

1. ______________ law is based on the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court decisions.

• Constitutional

• justice

1. The goal of the U.S. court system is to provide equal __________________ under the law.

• Justice

• constitution

1. The __________________ guarantees everyone the right to a fair trial.

• Constitution

• disputes_

1. All courts interpret laws to help settle _________.

• disputes

• separate but equal

1. The Supreme Court made its famous “_____________” ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.

• separate but equal

• District

1. _______________ courts have original jurisdiction in most federal cases.

• District

• remand

1. The Supreme Court can ________________, or return a case to a lower court for a new trial.

• remand

• Thurgood Marshall

1. __________________ was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

1. The Supreme Court’s ruling in _________ was reversed in Brown v. Board of Education.

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Jurors