3. 3 point clue
Head of the Activist Court.
2 point clue
1 point clue
4. 3 point clue
Head of the Activist Court.
2 point clue
Tinker v. Des Moines was in session during this court case.
1 point clue
5. 3 point clue
Head of the Activist Court.
2 point clue
Tinker v. Des Moines was in session during this court case.
1 point clue
The court justice with the most controversial cases.
6. Earl Warren
3 point clue
Head of the Activist Court.
2 point clue
Tinker v. Des Moines was in session during this court case.
1 point clue
The court justice with the most controversial cases.
8. 3 point clue
Bush v. Gore involved this issue.
2 point clue
1 point clue
9. 3 point clue
Bush v. Gore involved this issue.
2 point clue
Strict constructionism is equivalent to this term.
1 point clue
10. 3 point clue
Bush v. Gore involved this issue.
2 point clue
Strict constructionism is equivalent to this term.
1 point clue
The principle where judicial review should be used
11. Judicial Restraint
3 point clue
Bush v. Gore involved this issue.
2 point clue
Strict constructionism is equivalent to this term.
1 point clue
The principle where judicial review should be used
13. 3 point clue
Brown v. Board of Ed uses this.
2 point clue
1 point clue
14. 3 point clue
Brown v. Board of Ed uses this.
2 point clue
Marbury v. Madison expanded this.
1 point clue
15. 3 point clue
Brown v. Board of Ed uses this.
2 point clue
Marbury v. Madison expanded this.
1 point clue
Judicial Activism relates to this as well as judicial restraint, but not as
much.
16. Judicial Interpretation
3 point clue
Brown v. Board of Ed uses this.
2 point clue
Marbury v. Madison expanded this.
1 point clue
Judicial Activism relates to this as well as judicial restraint, but not as
much.
23. 3 point clue
All states accept this except Louisiana.
2 point clue
1 point clue
24. 3 point clue
All states accept this except Louisiana.
2 point clue
Involves the Constitutional, Administrative, and Criminal Law.
1 point clue
25. 3 point clue
All states accept this except Louisiana.
2 point clue
Involves the Constitutional, Administrative, and Criminal Law.
1 point clue
Laws involving individuals and state.
26. Public Law
3 point clue
All states accept this except Louisiana.
2 point clue
Involves the Constitutional, Administrative, and Criminal Law.
1 point clue
Laws involving individuals and state.
28. 3 point clue
Dred Scott v. Sandford involved with this issue.
2 point clue
1 point clue
29. 3 point clue
Dred Scott v. Sandford involved with this issue.
2 point clue
Involves the 14th and 5th amendment.
1 point clue
30. 3 point clue
Dred Scott v. Sandford involved with this issue.
2 point clue
Involves the 14th and 5th amendment.
1 point clue
Protects natural rights without law.
31. Due Process
3 point clue
Dred Scott v. Sandford involved with this issue.
2 point clue
Involves the 14th and 5th amendment.
1 point clue
Protects natural rights without law.
33. 3 point clue
Mapp v. Ohio made states reject this issue.
2 point clue
1 point clue
34. 3 point clue
Mapp v. Ohio made states reject this issue.
2 point clue
This issue involves the Forth and Fifth amendment.
1 point clue
35. 3 point clue
Mapp v. Ohio made states reject this issue.
2 point clue
This issue involves the Forth and Fifth amendment.
1 point clue
Unauthorized search and seizure is illegal in court because of this rule.
Also called “fruit of the poison tree”.
36. Exclusionary Rule
3 point clue
Mapp v. Ohio made states reject this issue.
2 point clue
This issue involves the Forth and Fifth amendment.
1 point clue
Unauthorized search and seizure is illegal in court because of this rule.
Also called “fruit of the poison tree”.
38. 3 point clue
Sometimes ALCU uses this in court cases.
2 point clue
1 point clue
39. 3 point clue
Sometimes ALCU uses this in court cases.
2 point clue
Used for an advantage for interest groups.
1 point clue
40. 3 point clue
Sometimes ALCU uses this in court cases.
2 point clue
Used for an advantage for interest groups.
1 point clue
“Friend of the court”
41. Amicus Curiae
3 point clue
Sometimes ALCU uses this in court cases.
2 point clue
Used for an advantage for interest groups.
1 point clue
“Friend of the court”
43. 3 point clue
Manning v. Taft couldn’t be covered by this.
2 point clue
1 point clue
44. 3 point clue
Manning v. Taft couldn’t be covered by this.
2 point clue
Gideon v. Wainwright involved with this
issue.
1 point clue
45. 3 point clue
Manning v. Taft couldn’t be covered by this.
2 point clue
Gideon v. Wainwright involved with this
issue.
1 point clue
“In character or manner of a pauper”
46. Informa Pauperis
3 point clue
Manning v. Taft couldn’t be covered by this.
2 point clue
Gideon v. Wainwright involved with this
issue.
1 point clue
“In character or manner of a pauper”
48. 3 point clue
Now protects freedom of speech and press in states because of this
court case.
2 point clue
1 point clue
49. 3 point clue
Now protects freedom of speech and press in states because of this
court case.
2 point clue
First case where Bill of Rights where applied to both states and
government.
1 point clue
50. 3 point clue
Now protects freedom of speech and press in states because of this
court case.
2 point clue
First case where Bill of Rights where applied to both states and
government.
1 point clue
Ruled by letting the 14th Amendment stop states from violating
the 1st Amendment in states.
51. Gitlow v. New York
3 point clue
Now protects freedom of speech and press in states because of this
court case.
2 point clue
First case where Bill of Rights where applied to both states and
government.
1 point clue
Ruled by letting the 14th Amendment stop states from violating
the 1st Amendment in states.
53. 3 point clue
Resided over Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
1 point clue
54. 3 point clue
Resided over Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
Helped to write the Federalist Papers
1 point clue
55. 3 point clue
Resided over Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
Helped to write the Federalist Papers
1 point clue
First Chief Justice of the United States
56. John Jay
3 point clue
Resided over Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
Helped to write the Federalist Papers
1 point clue
First Chief Justice of the United States
58. 3 point clue
2 point clue
Resided over the case that would serve as a precedent to Griswold
v. Connecticut
1 point clue
59. 3 point clue
2 point clue
Resided over the case that would serve as a precedent to Griswold
v. Connecticut
1 point clue
Famous cases dealt with abortion, executive privilege, and school
desegregation
60. Warren Earl Burger
3 point clue
2 point clue
Resided over the case that would serve as a precedent to Griswold
v. Connecticut
1 point clue
Famous cases dealt with abortion, executive privilege, and school
desegregation
62. 3 point clue
Judicial Activists advise the use of this power
2 point clue
1 point clue
63. 3 point clue
Judicial Activists advise the use of this power
2 point clue
Brown v. Board of Education is an example of its use
1 point clue
64. 3 point clue
Judicial Activists advise the use of this power
2 point clue
Brown v. Board of Education is an example of its use
1 point clue
Marbury v. Madison created this power
65. Judicial Review
3 point clue
Judicial Activists advise the use of this power
2 point clue
Brown v. Board of Education is an example of its use
1 point clue
Marbury v. Madison created this power
67. 3 point clue
Boumediene v. Bush ruled this writ extended to enemy combatants,
meaning they could not be detained without being charged
2 point clue
1 point clue
68. 3 point clue
Boumediene v. Bush ruled this writ extended to enemy combatants,
meaning they could not be detained without being charged
2 point clue
“Show me the body”
1 point clue
69. 3 point clue
Boumediene v. Bush ruled this writ extended to enemy combatants,
meaning they could not be detained without being charged
2 point clue
“Show me the body”
1 point clue
President Lincoln suspended this at the start of the Civil War
70. Habeas Corpus
3 point clue
Boumediene v. Bush ruled this writ extended to enemy combatants,
meaning they could not be detained without being charged
2 point clue
“Show me the body”
1 point clue
President Lincoln suspended this at the start of the Civil War
72. 3 point clue
Barron v. Baltimore led to its invention
2 point clue
1 point clue
73. 3 point clue
Barron v. Baltimore led to its invention
2 point clue
Due Process Clause
1 point clue
74. 3 point clue
Barron v. Baltimore led to its invention
2 point clue
Due Process Clause
1 point clue
First part of the Constitution to mention equality for all citizens
75. The 14th Amendment
3 point clue
Barron v. Baltimore led to its invention
2 point clue
Due Process Clause
1 point clue
First part of the Constitution to mention equality for all citizens
77. 3 point clue
Used in the case Griswold v. Connecticut
2 point clue
1 point clue
78. 3 point clue
Used in the case Griswold v. Connecticut
2 point clue
“ Let the decision stand” or “stand by things decided”
1 point clue
79. 3 point clue
Used in the case Griswold v. Connecticut
2 point clue
“ Let the decision stand” or “stand by things decided”
1 point clue
Precedent
80. Stare Decisis
3 point clue
Used in the case Griswold v. Connecticut
2 point clue
“ Let the decision stand” or “stand by things decided”
1 point clue
Precedent
82. 3 point clue
Adopted as a part of the 11th Amendment in response to
Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
1 point clue
83. 3 point clue
Adopted as a part of the 11th Amendment in response to
Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
The 14th Amendment gives Congress the power to suspend it
1 point clue
84. 3 point clue
Adopted as a part of the 11th Amendment in response to
Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
The 14th Amendment gives Congress the power to suspend it
1 point clue
Doctrine that means the state or sovereign can do no legal wrong
85. Sovereign Immunity
3 point clue
Adopted as a part of the 11th Amendment in response to
Chisholm v. Georgia
2 point clue
The 14th Amendment gives Congress the power to suspend it
1 point clue
Doctrine that means the state or sovereign can do no legal wrong
87. 3 point clue
In the hierarchy of the U.S. court system, every court has this
over the court below it
2 point clue
1 point clue
88. 3 point clue
In the hierarchy of the U.S. court system, every court has this
over the court below it
2 point clue
Power of a court to review decision and change outcomes of
decisions of lower courts
1 point clue
89. 3 point clue
In the hierarchy of the U.S. court system, every court has this
over the court below it
2 point clue
Power of a court to review decision and change outcomes of
decisions of lower courts
1 point clue
To make it to a court with this power a person must submit an
appeal for review
90. Appellate Jurisdiction
3 point clue
In the hierarchy of the U.S. court system, every court has this
over the court below it
2 point clue
Power of a court to review decision and change outcomes of
decisions of lower courts
1 point clue
To make it to a court with this power a person must submit an
appeal for review
92. 3 point clue
Dukes v. Wal Mart is the largest one in U.S. history
2 point clue
1 point clue
93. 3 point clue
Dukes v. Wal Mart is the largest one in U.S. history
2 point clue
Brown v. Board of Education is one of the most influential to
occur
1 point clue
94. 3 point clue
Dukes v. Wal Mart is the largest one in U.S. history
2 point clue
Brown v. Board of Education is one of the most influential to
occur
1 point clue
A lawsuit brought by one party on behalf of a group of individuals
95. Civil Action Suit
3 point clue
Dukes v. Wal Mart is the largest one in U.S. history
2 point clue
Brown v. Board of Education is one of the most influential to
occur
1 point clue
A lawsuit brought by one party on behalf of a group of individuals
97. 3 point clue
Sante Fe Independent School District was decided based on this
2 point clue
1 point clue
98. 3 point clue
Sante Fe Independent School District was decided based on this
2 point clue
Lemon v. Kurtzman ruled that an Act in Pennsylvania was
unconstitutional based on this
1 point clue
99. 3 point clue
Sante Fe Independent School District was decided based on this
2 point clue
Lemon v. Kurtzman ruled that an Act in Pennsylvania was
unconstitutional based on this
1 point clue
Free Exercise is one of the only other few places to address the
same freedom as this
100. Establishment Clause
3 point clue
Sante Fe Independent School District was decided based on this
2 point clue
Lemon v. Kurtzman ruled that an Act in Pennsylvania was
unconstitutional based on this
1 point clue
Free Exercise is one of the only other few places to address the
same freedom as this
102. 3 point clue
When petitioning for one of these, the party that lost in a lower
court explains why the Supreme Court should review the case.
2 point clue
1 point clue
103. 3 point clue
When petitioning for one of these, the party that lost in a lower
court explains why the Supreme Court should review the case.
2 point clue
It means to make certain.
1 point clue
104. 3 point clue
When petitioning for one of these, the party that lost in a lower
court explains why the Supreme Court should review the case.
2 point clue
It means to make certain.
1 point clue
A document issued by the Supreme Court ordering that a case
from a lower court be brought before it.
105. Writ of Certiority
3 point clue
When petitioning for one of these, the party that lost in a lower
court explains why the Supreme Court should review the case.
2 point clue
It means to make certain.
1 point clue
A document issued by the Supreme Court ordering that a case
from a lower court be brought before it.
107. 3 point clue
Started in the 1880s and 1890s as the court set itself up as the
arbiter of what kind of regulation was permissible.
2 point clue
1 point clue
108. 3 point clue
Started in the 1880s and 1890s as the court set itself up as the
arbiter of what kind of regulation was permissible.
2 point clue
Based on the belief that the court has both the right and
obligation to use its power of judicial review to overturn bad
precedents and promote socially desirable goals.
1 point clue
109. 3 point clue
Started in the 1880s and 1890s as the court set itself up as the
arbiter of what kind of regulation was permissible.
2 point clue
Based on the belief that the court has both the right and
obligation to use its power of judicial review to overturn bad
precedents and promote socially desirable goals.
1 point clue
Also called loose constructivism.
110. Judicial Activism
3 point clue
Started in the 1880s and 1890s as the court set itself up as the
arbiter of what kind of regulation was permissible.
2 point clue
Based on the belief that the court has both the right and
obligation to use its power of judicial review to overturn bad
precedents and promote socially desirable goals.
1 point clue
Also called loose constructivism.
112. 3 point clue
Requested in Marbury w. Madison to try and order Madison
to “do his duty.”
2 point clue
1 point clue
113. 3 point clue
Requested in Marbury w. Madison to try and order Madison
to “do his duty.”
2 point clue
It means “we command.”
1 point clue
114. 3 point clue
Requested in Marbury w. Madison to try and order Madison
to “do his duty.”
2 point clue
It means “we command.”
1 point clue
This orders a public agency to perform an act required by law.
115. Writ of Mandamus
3 point clue
Requested in Marbury w. Madison to try and order Madison
to “do his duty.”
2 point clue
It means “we command.”
1 point clue
This orders a public agency to perform an act required by law.
117. 3 point clue
Blue-slip Policy
2 point clue
1 point clue
118. 3 point clue
Blue-slip Policy
2 point clue
An unwritten rule in electing judges.
1 point clue
119. 3 point clue
Blue-slip Policy
2 point clue
An unwritten rule in electing judges.
1 point clue
A rule that allows a senator to block the nomination of an official
to a federal position in his or her own state
120. Senatorial Courtesy
3 point clue
Blue-slip Policy
2 point clue
An unwritten rule in electing judges.
1 point clue
A rule that allows a senator to block the nomination of an official
to a federal position in his or her own state
122. 3 point clue
A way of finding out whether a person is a dyed-in-the-wool
liberal or a conservative.
2 point clue
1 point clue
123. 3 point clue
A way of finding out whether a person is a dyed-in-the-wool
liberal or a conservative.
2 point clue
An issue on this for liberals may be support for abortion or
opposition to school prayer.
1 point clue
124. 3 point clue
A way of finding out whether a person is a dyed-in-the-wool
liberal or a conservative.
2 point clue
An issue on this for liberals may be support for abortion or
opposition to school prayer.
1 point clue
A test of ideological purity.
125. Litmus Test
3 point clue
A way of finding out whether a person is a dyed-in-the-wool
liberal or a conservative.
2 point clue
An issue on this for liberals may be support for abortion or
opposition to school prayer.
1 point clue
A test of ideological purity.
127. 3 point clue
Gitlow v. New York did this to the 1st Amendment.
2 point clue
1 point clue
128. 3 point clue
Gitlow v. New York did this to the 1st Amendment.
2 point clue
1st, 4th, and 6th Amendments have been completely applied to
the states through this.
1 point clue
129. 3 point clue
Gitlow v. New York did this to the 1st Amendment.
2 point clue
1st, 4th, and 6th Amendments have been completely applied to
the states through this.
1 point clue
Process by which the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights
to the states through the 14th Amendment
130. Incorporation
3 point clue
Gitlow v. New York did this to the 1st Amendment.
2 point clue
1st, 4th, and 6th Amendments have been completely applied to
the states through this.
1 point clue
Process by which the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights
to the states through the 14th Amendment
132. 3 point clue
Outlined in Article 3 of the Constitution.
2 point clue
1 point clue
133. 3 point clue
Outlined in Article 3 of the Constitution.
2 point clue
Cases involving 2 or more states, US & a state, foreign
ambassadors & other diplomats, and a state & a citizen of a
different state (if begun by the state).
1 point clue
134. 3 point clue
Outlined in Article 3 of the Constitution.
2 point clue
Cases involving 2 or more states, US & a state, foreign
ambassadors & other diplomats, and a state & a citizen of a
different state (if begun by the state).
1 point clue
A court’s authority to hear a case for the first time, before it
appears in any other court.
135. Original Jurisdiction
3 point clue
Outlined in Article 3 of the Constitution.
2 point clue
Cases involving 2 or more states, US & a state, foreign
ambassadors & other diplomats, and a state & a citizen of a
different state (if begun by the state).
1 point clue
A court’s authority to hear a case for the first time, before it
appears in any other court.
137. 3 point clue
Wrote decision stating the Supreme Court could declare any act
of Congress unconstitutional, power comes from the people, and
federal low is supreme over state law.
2 point clue
1 point clue
138. 3 point clue
Wrote decision stating the Supreme Court could declare any act
of Congress unconstitutional, power comes from the people, and
federal low is supreme over state law.
2 point clue
Appointed by Hamilton to lead the Supreme Court during the
formative years of the new republic.
1 point clue
139. 3 point clue
Wrote decision stating the Supreme Court could declare any act
of Congress unconstitutional, power comes from the people, and
federal low is supreme over state law.
2 point clue
Appointed by Hamilton to lead the Supreme Court during the
formative years of the new republic.
1 point clue
Lead Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland and Marbury v.
Madison.
140. John Marshall
3 point clue
Wrote decision stating the Supreme Court could declare any act
of Congress unconstitutional, power comes from the people, and
federal low is supreme over state law.
2 point clue
Appointed by Hamilton to lead the Supreme Court during the
formative years of the new republic.
1 point clue
Lead Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland and Marbury v.
Madison.
142. 3 point clue
Gave court right to issue writs as a part of its original jurisdiction.
2 point clue
1 point clue
143. 3 point clue
Gave court right to issue writs as a part of its original jurisdiction.
2 point clue
Said decisions from lower courts can be appealed to a higher
court for review.
1 point clue
144. 3 point clue
Gave court right to issue writs as a part of its original jurisdiction.
2 point clue
Said decisions from lower courts can be appealed to a higher
court for review.
1 point clue
Established a federal judicial system made up of district and
circuit courts and specified kinds of cases the courts could try.
145. Judiciary Act of 1789
3 point clue
Gave court right to issue writs as a part of its original jurisdiction.
2 point clue
Said decisions from lower courts can be appealed to a higher
court for review.
1 point clue
Established a federal judicial system made up of district and
circuit courts and specified kinds of cases the courts could try.
