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- Q1• The law as established by the outcome of former cases. This term means the same thing as Common Law.Case LawCivil LawCriminal LawConstitutional Law30s
- Q2The authority to interpret and administer the law. For example, federal courts deal with federal law not state law.Judicial ReviewJurisdictionJudge's Opinion30s
- Q3The authority of a court to hear and decide a case for the first time.Appellate JurisdictionOriginal Jurisdiction30s
- Q4A court has the power to review decisions made by lower courts.Original JurisdictionAppellate Jurisdiction30s
- Q5This was the first Court case to apply the principle of "judicial review."Plessy v. FergusonMarbury v. MadisonUnited States v. NixonGideon v. Wainwright30s
- Q6Upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."In re GaultBrown v. Board of EducationPlessy v. FergusonMiranda v. Arizona30s
- Q7• The Court said that segregated schools were unequal and violated the Fourteenth Amendment.Brown v. Board of EducationPlessy v. FergusonBush v. GoreTinker v. Des Moines30s
- Q8Ruled that courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys.Gideon v. WainwrightHazelwood v. KuhlmeierMiranda v. ArizonaMarbury v. Madison30s
- Q9A person has to be informed of his or her rights before being arrested and questioned by the police.Miranda v. ArizonaMarbury v. MadisonHazelwood v. KuhlmeierBush v. Gore30s
- Q10Held that juveniles accused of crimes must be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults.Bush v. GoreTinker v. Des MoinesGideon v. WainwrightIn re Gault30s
- Q11• Defined the first amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools.District of Columbia v. HellerHazelwood v. KuhlmeierTinker v. Des MoinesMiranda v. Arizona30s
- Q12Public schools do not have to allow student speech if it is inconsistent with the schools' educational mission.Tinker v. Des MoinesHazelwood v. KuhlmeierMarbury v. MadisonGideon v. Wainwright30s
- Q13Showed that the president is accountable for obeying the law.Marbury v. MadisonBush v. GoreUnited States v. NixonBrown v. Board of Education30s
- Q14Resolved the dispute surrounding the 2000 presidential election by ordering a stop to a vote recount. This allowed George W. Bush to be named the President of the United States.Bush v. GoreUnited States v. NixonGideon v. WainwrightMiranda v. Arizona30s
- Q15The first Supreme Court case to decide that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.In re GaultTinker v. Des MoinesMiranda v. ArizonaDistrict of Columbia v. Heller30s