Chapter 11 section 1

Question 1

due process

Answer 1

14th amendment says no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without legal cause

Question 2

litigant

Answer 2

someone who is engaged in a lawsuit

Question 3

Appellate jurisdiction

Answer 3

refers to the authority of a court to hear a case whose trial court decision is being contested

Question 4

original jurisdiction

Answer 4

refers to the authority of the trial court in which a case is first heard

Question 5

concurrent jurisdiction

Answer 5

at the same time

Question 6

the reason that John Adams appointed “midnight judges” was to ensure a _________ influence in the federal courts for years to come

Answer 6

federal

Question 7

John Adams most important apointee _________ __________ who served as _______ _____ ________ from ____ to ______

Answer 7

Jonathan marshall
Supreme court Justice
1801-1835

Question 8

Marbury vs Madison

Answer 8

Judicial Review- Supreme Court has final say in the constitution

Question 9

McCulloch vs. Maryland

Answer 9

states cannot hamper the legitimate national interests

Question 10

Dred Scott vs. Sandford

Answer 10

African-Americans cannot be U.S. citizens, Missouri Comprimise was unconstitutional, congress could NOT stop the spread of slavery

Question 11

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Answer 11

seperate but equal

Question 12

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

Answer 12

made segregation illegal or “overturned Plessy”

Question 13

what lasting principles have Chief Justice Earl Warren and his court been credited for since the 1950’s-1970’s

Answer 13

major force in civil rights decision