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What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This case made school segregation illegal.
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What is the President?
This person/body of people appoints Supreme Court Justices.
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What is Judicial?
The Supreme Court is under this branch of government.
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What is FALSE
There have always been 9 Supreme Court Justices
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What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The ruling in this case established "separate but equal."
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What is the Senate?
This person/body of people confirms (or approves) Supreme Court Justices.
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What is interpret and apply the Constitution?
The job of the Supreme Court is to
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What is TRUE
Supreme Court Justices can be impeached
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What is U.S. v. Nixon?
President Nixon was put on trial for his role in the Watergate Scandal in this case.
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What is the 18th century, or 1790?
The first time the Supreme Court met was in this century. Double points if you can name the year.
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Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This Supreme Court Justice was the first of Hispanic decent.
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What is FALSE
Supreme Court Justices serve for a limit of 2 terms.
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What is Bush v. Gore?
This case was between 2 presidential candidates in 2000, and the source of the problem was butterfly ballots in Palm Beach County.
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What is federal law?
The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over cases involving this type of law.
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What is Washington, D.C.?
The Supreme Court meets in this city.
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What is TRUE
The Supreme Court can declare actions of the President Unconstitutional.
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What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This landmark case has to do with the rights of the accused.
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What is the Supreme Court?
Who picks which cases the Supreme Court hears?
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Who is John Marshall?
This judge was responsible for reinforcing the ability of SC judges to exercise "judicial review."
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What is FALSE
Decisions of the Supreme Court can be appealed.
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