Judiciary

Question 1

plea bargain

Answer 1

plead guilty for lesser charges

Question 2

class action suits

Answer 2

large number of ppl affected who are equally compensated

Question 3

statutory interpretation

Answer 3

interpretation of federal law

Question 4

judicial restraint

Answer 4

interpret law

Question 5

judicial activism

Answer 5

encourage social and economic policies

Question 6

marbury vs. madison

Answer 6

declared part of Judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional, thus establishing judicial review

Question 7

fletcher vs. peck

Answer 7

declared a state law unconstitutional

Question 8

mcculoch vs. maryland

Answer 8

state can’t tax part of the federal government

Question 9

cohens vs. virginia

Answer 9

federal courts have power over state courts involved in federal rights

Question 10

gibbons vs. ogden

Answer 10

federal gov has the right to control interstate commerce

Question 11

cherokee nation vs. georgia

Answer 11

cherokee is independent nation

Question 12

worcester vs. georgia

Answer 12

georgia has not right in cherokee territory

Question 13

commonwealth vs. hunt

Answer 13

workers have the right to organize

Question 14

dred scott vs. sanford

Answer 14

slaves were property even when taken to free territories

Question 15

plessy vs. ferguson

Answer 15

seperate by equal between races

Question 16

muller vs. oregon

Answer 16

upheld women’s work hour laws

Question 17

adkins vs. children’s hospital

Answer 17

denied congressional and state regulation of a minimum wage

Question 18

brown vs. board of educ. of topeka

Answer 18

END OF SEGREGATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Question 19

gideon vs. wainwright

Answer 19

lawyer has to be present for those charged with a felony, even if they can’t pay

Question 20

miranda vs. arizona

Answer 20

accused individuals can remain silent and must be informed of their rights

Question 21

roe. vs. wade

Answer 21

woman has the right to decide whether to have an abortion