This document appears to be a quiz about civics and economics topics related to the US judicial system. It contains questions about Supreme Court cases, the structure and jurisdiction of different courts, constitutional amendments, and civil rights laws and cases. The questions cover topics like judicial review, Miranda rights, search and seizure precedent, abortion rights, desegregation cases, and more.
2. The Judicial system
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The Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court
Landmark casesLandmark cases
NC judicial sysNC judicial sys..
The ConstitutionThe Constitution
TermsTerms
PotpourriPotpourri
F. J.F. J.
3. What is appellateWhat is appellate
jurisdiction ?jurisdiction ?
Jurisdiction under whichJurisdiction under which
most of the High Court’smost of the High Court’s
cases are heardcases are heard
4. What are oralWhat are oral
arguments?arguments?
The part of a case inThe part of a case in
which the justices listen towhich the justices listen to
the lawyers present theirthe lawyers present their
casescases
5. What is a dissentingWhat is a dissenting
opinion?opinion?
The written explanation ofThe written explanation of
those justices that did notthose justices that did not
vote with the majority in avote with the majority in a
rulingruling
6. What is judicialWhat is judicial
review?review?
The power to declare actsThe power to declare acts
of governmentof government
unconstitutionalunconstitutional
7. The first African AmericanThe first African American
Supreme Court justiceSupreme Court justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?Who is Thurgood Marshall?
8. Ruling that required allRuling that required all
arrested persons to bearrested persons to be
informed of their rightsinformed of their rights
What isWhat is Miranda v.Miranda v.
ArizonaArizona??
9. Evidence obtained fromEvidence obtained from
an illegal search cannot bean illegal search cannot be
used in courtused in court
What isWhat is Mapp v. OhioMapp v. Ohio??
10. Legalized abortion based onLegalized abortion based on
right to privacy protected inright to privacy protected in
the fourth amendmentthe fourth amendment
What is Roe v.What is Roe v.
Wade?Wade?
12. Established the SupremeEstablished the Supreme
Court’s power of judicialCourt’s power of judicial
reviewreview
What isWhat is Marbury v.Marbury v.
MadisonMadison??
13. Applied right to counselApplied right to counsel
to state lawto state law
What isWhat is Gideon v.Gideon v.
WainwrightWainwright??
14. Has original jurisdictionHas original jurisdiction
for criminal trials infor criminal trials in
North CarolinaNorth Carolina
What is districtWhat is district
court?court?
15. Results when a decisionResults when a decision
in district court isin district court is
appealedappealed
What is aWhat is a trial detrial de
novonovo [new trial]?[new trial]?
16. The highest court in NorthThe highest court in North
CarolinaCarolina
What is the SupremeWhat is the Supreme
Court of NorthCourt of North
Carolina?Carolina?
17. Usually the first legalUsually the first legal
officer to confront theofficer to confront the
arrested suspectarrested suspect
Who is theWho is the
magistrate?magistrate?
18. Deals with criminalDeals with criminal
cases involving undercases involving under
aged defendantsaged defendants
What is juvenile court?What is juvenile court?
19. Orders a lower court toOrders a lower court to
send records of a trial forsend records of a trial for
the justices to reviewthe justices to review
What is aWhat is a writ ofwrit of
certioraricertiorari??
20. The Supreme Court’sThe Supreme Court’s
calendar of casescalendar of cases
What is the docket?What is the docket?
21. Accepted set of procedures thatAccepted set of procedures that
protects a persons rights to life,protects a persons rights to life,
liberty and propertyliberty and property
What is due process?What is due process?
22. The Court’s decision toThe Court’s decision to
send the case back downsend the case back down
to the lower courtto the lower court
What is to remand?What is to remand?
23. Establishes a pattern forEstablishes a pattern for
further court rulingsfurther court rulings
What is a precedent?What is a precedent?
24. Establishes the SupremeEstablishes the Supreme
Court and federal judicialCourt and federal judicial
branchbranch
What is Article III of theWhat is Article III of the
Constitution?Constitution?
25. What is needed for aWhat is needed for a
president’s judicialpresident’s judicial
appointment to beappointment to be
confirmedconfirmed
What is SenateWhat is Senate
approval?approval?
26. The term of office for aThe term of office for a
federal judge or Supremefederal judge or Supreme
Court justiceCourt justice
What is life [or, “duringWhat is life [or, “during
good behavior”]?good behavior”]?
28. Part of government thatPart of government that
created courts below thecreated courts below the
Supreme Court, such asSupreme Court, such as
the district courts andthe district courts and
courts of appealcourts of appeal
What is Congress?What is Congress?
29. Forbids government fromForbids government from
establishing orestablishing or
encouraging an particularencouraging an particular
religionreligion
What is the establishmentWhat is the establishment
clause of the Firstclause of the First
Amendment?Amendment?
31. Known as the DueKnown as the Due
Process Amendment;Process Amendment;
used by federal courts toused by federal courts to
apply Bill of Rightsapply Bill of Rights
protections to state law.protections to state law.
What is the FourteenthWhat is the Fourteenth
Amendment?Amendment?
32. What is the Civil RightsWhat is the Civil Rights
Act of 1964?Act of 1964?
Law that endedLaw that ended
segregation in publicsegregation in public
facilities and hiringfacilities and hiring
practicespractices
33. What is affirmativeWhat is affirmative
action?action?
Programs that attempt toPrograms that attempt to
make up for pastmake up for past
discrimination by givingdiscrimination by giving
advantages to minoritiesadvantages to minorities
34. What is Swann v. Charlotte-What is Swann v. Charlotte-
Mecklenburg County Board ofMecklenburg County Board of
Education?Education?
Based on theBased on the Brown v. BoardBrown v. Board
decision, it was a local casedecision, it was a local case
which ordered students to bewhich ordered students to be
bused to balance racialbused to balance racial
populations in schoolspopulations in schools
