Historian_____________________________ Date_______ Period_____

Judicial Branch
1. What Article is the Judicial Branch? 2. What A. B. %. D. is the main job of the Judicial Branch? To ma e la!s for our countr" To de#elo$ la!s To ma e sure la!s are fair and %onstitutional To ma e sure la!s are %onstitutionall" desi&ned

'. The Judiciar" Branch has t!o headin&s for our court s"stem. What are the"?

(. The first headin& for number ' abo#e can be bro en into t!o cate&ories. What are these t!o cate&ories?

). Which of the t!o courts mentioned in number ( abo#e deals !ith the common idea !e ha#e of a trial? *%ase+ ,#idence+ Jud&e+ Jur"+ Defendant+ Prosecutor+ etc.-

.. Which one of these t!o courts mentioned in number ( abo#e deals !ith trial decisions that are bein& a$$ealed/under re#ie!? 0. What is the name for the hi&hest court in our Judicial 1"stem?

2. Ho! man" justices are there in total?

3. What is the title of the justice in char&e and !hat is this $ersons name?

14. Ho! man" !omen ser#e on the 1u$reme %ourt? 5ame t!o

11. Who has the $o!er to a$$oint these justices?

12. Ho! lon& do these justices ser#e for? 1'. Are the decisions of this court final?

1(. About ho! man" cases a "ear does this court re#ie!? 1). Ho! man" justices are needed to ma e a rulin&? 1.. What is the &reatest $o!er of this court A. To decide the inter$retation of the %onstitution in im$ortant decisions. B. To decide if lo!er courts are correct in their decisions. %. To decide if la!s are 6ederal in their inter$retation? 1..This court can7. A. Decide if constitutional la! is a$$licable to 6ederal a$$lications. B. Decide if actions ta en b" the President reflect the %on&ress8 decisions. D. Decide if the actions of the President or la!s $assed b" %on&ress are %onstitutional. ,. 9se %onstitutional la! to decide ,:ecuti#e $o!ers

10. Please match the cases belo! !ith these descri$tions; 1.%. rules that $eo$le held in $olice custod" must first be read their ri&hts. <f not+ the $olice ha#e #iolated that $ersons constitutional ri&hts and their arrest becomes in#alid._______ Before the 1(th Amendment+ the 1.%. ruled that sla#es !ere $ro$ert" of their o!ners+ and had no ri&hts under the %onstitution.__________ 1.%. rules that an" racial se&re&ation in $ublic schools is un= %onstitutional+ o#errulin& Pless" # 6er&uson+ that said se$arate but e>ual !as constitutional._________ 1.%. establishes that it has the final sa" on !hat the %onstitution means+ in the case !here a jud&e8s nomination is bloc ed b" an incomin& President. <t sho!s that the 1.%. has the final sa" on !hether an act of &o#ernment is le&al+ or #iolates the %onstitution.________ 1.%. rules that the %on&ress has clear authorit" to re&ulate trade amon& states+ not the states themsel#es+ in the case of a steamboat business bein& denied their ri&ht to tra#el bet!een t!o states._________ 1.%. rules that $oor defendants in court cases ha#e the constitutional ri&ht to a state=$aid attorne"+ o#errulin& a $re#ious jud&es rulin& that refused to a$$oint him a la!"er._________ The 1u$reme %ourt rules that states ha#e the ri&ht to se&re&ate schools under se$arate but e>ual_______________ 1u$reme %ourt rules that !omen ha#e the ri&ht to an endin& their $re&nanc" under certain circumstances__________________

A. Marbury v. Madison D. Dredd Scott

B. Gibbon v. Ogden

C. Plessy v. Ferguson F. Gideon v. ainwrig!t

E. Brown v. Board of Education ". #oe v. ade

G. McCulloc! v. Maryland &. Fisc!er v. 'ing 'ong

$. Miranda v. Ari%ona (. Fisc!er v. God%illa

'. Fisc!er v. Dracula

12. Who !as the first African American Justice? The first female Justice?