American Government - The Judicial Branch
A Supreme Court justice CAN be removed by impeachment if the _____ brings charges and the ______ find him/her guilty.
House, Senate
The only Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to have also served as President of the United States is _______ _______ ____.
William Howard Taft
The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade established a constitutional right to ________.
abortion
The responsibility of the Judicial Branch of government is to _____ and ________ laws.
apply, interpret
Supreme Court justices are appointed to serve for...
life
There are ____ justices on the Supreme Court.
nine
The title of the person holding the top post in the Judicial Branch is _____ Justice.
Chief
The man known as the "Father of the Supreme Court" is ____ ________.
John Marshall
The concept of Judicial Review, making the Supreme Court more equal in power to the other two branches of government, was established in _______ v. _______.
Marbury, Madison
The decision that gave the Supreme Court the power to strike down laws that the court considers to be contrary to the Constitution is _______ v. ______.
Marbury, Madison
The case that established dominance of the federal government over the states in interstate commerce is __________ v. ________.
McCullough, Maryland
The Supreme Court case _______ v. ________ requires police to inform a person being arrested of their rights.
Miranda, Arizona
Supreme Court justices must be nominated by the ________ and confirmed by the _______.
President, Senate
The Supreme Court justice who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott v. Sanford was _____ _____.
Roger Taney
The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, breaking a 192 year men-only tradition, was ______ ___ _'______.
Sandra Day O'Connor
Oliver Wendall Holmes, Jr.'s famous "clear and present danger" test for freedom of speech was advanced in what case?
Schenk v. US
The responsibilities of the Judicial Branch are outlined in the Constitution in Article _____.
Three
Before the present Supreme Court building was built, the Supreme Court conducted their business in the basement of the...
US Capitol
The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education outlawed...
segregation in public schools
A chief responsibility of the Judicial Branch is to review...
the constitutionality of federal laws