Judicial Branch

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The judicial branch

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interprets the law

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The highest court in the land is

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the U.S. Supreme Court

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How many Supreme Court Justices (Judges) are there?

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9

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Judges are appointed for life and guaranteed a salary that can’t be reduced to make them independent (from politics) and to preserve the separation of powers. True or False?

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True

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A dual court system means

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Federal and State courts

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Approximately how many decisions does the Supreme Court hand out each year?

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80-100

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What is judicial review?

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

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In the case of _________, the Supreme Court overturned a previous case and ruled that segregation in school was unconstitutional.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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When there is an actual law that has been broken or When someone is accused of a crime, you are in the realm of

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a criminal case

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When two parties go to court to settle a dispute or argument

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a civil case