US Supreme Court Flashcards
By later court decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the following cases
Plessy v. Ferguson and Betts v. Brady
This Supreme Court case established judicial review
Marbury v Madison
How are U.S. Supreme Court justices appointed to the court?
Presidential nomination, then Senate approval
Which Court Case established “separate but equal” law?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Clarence Earl Gideon argued that his ____________ amendment rights had been violated
6th and 14th
In which Supreme court case would a lawyer have argued that segregated schools are not equal?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which case was decided first?
Marbury v. Madison
Which case would NOT say that the fed. gov’t doesn’t have a constitutional right to tell ALL state courts what to do?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Ferguson challenges the constitutionality of___
segregation
plessy v. ferguson upheld the seprate but ____ clause
equal
the _____ ammendment was referred to in the case law (equal protection) Pv.F
14th
Brown v. Board challenges the constitutionality of___
segregation
________ V. _______ struck down the constitutionality of separate but equal and overturned Plessy V. Ferguson
Brown V. Board
the _____ ammendment was referred to in the case law (equal protection) Bv.B
14th
Betts was sentenced to ___ years for _____
8, robbery
Betts V. Brady appealed to the U.S supreme court based on the ___ and ___ ammendments
14th, 6th
Betts V. Brady dealt with the concept of the ____ to an ____
rights, attorney
in Betts V. Brady, the court decided that only defendents being tried for ____ punishment receive an attorney
capital
_______ V. ______ was cited as a precedent for Betts V. Brady
Powell V. Alabama
Gideon was arrested for ______
Breaking and entering
Appealed to the U.S supreme court based on the ____ and ____ amendments
6th, 14th
Gideon V. Wainwright overturned _____
Betts V. Brady
The U.S supreme court _____ Gideon V. Wainwright’s case back to a lower court
remanded
Gideon V. Wainwright created the ________ ________ office
public defenders
VA supreme court (4)
Justice/no jury
Limited original
Court of final appeal
Judicial review
Court of appeals (2)
Judges/ no jury
hears appeals from circuit courts
Circuit court(3)
Judge, Jury
hears appeals from district court
original J for criminal+civil cases more than 25,000
General district court (3)
Judge/no jury
OGJ of misdemeanors
Civil suit less than 25,000
Juvenile and Domestic Court (4)
Judge/no jury
Juvenile and family cases
Rehab is goal
OGJ
Magistrates(2)
replaces justice of the peace
authorizes warrants
