Judicial Branch Basics

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  1. 5. a court decision that sets the standard for future conduct
  2. 6. changed the precedent of the Plessy case to overturn "separate but equal" saying segregation is always unequal.
  3. 9. used the 14th amendment to argue against segregated trains and lost.
  4. 12. "the court of last resort"
  5. 15. Chief Justice of current US Supreme Court
  6. 18. required retirement age for MN Supreme Court justices
  7. 19. type of jurisdiction that hears brand new cases and issues the first verdict of guilty or not guilty
  8. 20. type of cases that get an automatic appeal
  9. 21. type of jurisdiction that never decides guilt
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  1. 1. the newest member of the US Supreme Court
  2. 2. number of US Supreme Court justices on the bench
  3. 3. who is always the prosecution in a criminal case? (ie: MN v Sayler; US v Sayler)
  4. 4. beginning of the Supreme Court's session
  5. 7. this 5th amendment right prevents the prosecution from appealing a case and trying again.
  6. 8. a crime that crosses state borders will begin in what court?
  7. 10. the term length for US Supreme Court justices
  8. 11. when the losing side asks a higher court for a second opinion
  9. 13. the current make up of the US Supreme Court leans ____ 6-3
  10. 14. trial courts use this to decide a case, but appellate courts do not
  11. 16. What Article of the Constitution created the Judicial Branch?
  12. 17. the first African American Supreme Court Justice in MN and NFL hall of famer
  13. 18. US Supreme Court justices are appointed by the President, then confirmed (voted on) by the ______.