Students of Civics Unit 8: The Judicial Branch

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What is the highest court in the land?

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U.S. Supreme Court

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The president appoints Supreme Court justices for...

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life

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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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9

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The leader of the Supreme Court is called the ___.

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Chief Justice

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Who decides which cases the Supreme Court hears?

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the court itself

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Which power makes the Supreme Court equal with the other 2 branches?

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Judicial Review

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What is Judicial Review?

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The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional 

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A court’s authority to hear and decide cases

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jurisdiction

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A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law.

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criminal case

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A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement.

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civil case