PowerPoint Jeopardy

1. PowerPoint Jeopardy

2. Who is the current Supreme Court Chief Justice? Category 1 – 10 points

3. Who was the 1st African American Supreme Court Justice? Category 1 – 20 points

4. Who was the 1st female Supreme Court Justice? Category 1 – 30 points

5. Currently, how many total Supreme Court Justices are there? Category 1 – 40 points

6. How long is a Supreme Court Justice’s term? Category 1 – 50 points

7. Arson, rape, murder, and fraud are examples of a: Category 2 – 10 points

8. Vandalism and public drunkenness are examples of a: Category 2 – 20 points

9. Littering and speeding are examples of a: Category 2 – 30 points

10. The defendant receives a _______, an official notice of a lawsuit. Category 2 – 40 points

11. What are the EIGHT steps of a criminal case? Category 2 – 50 points

12. A brief unsigned statement of the Court’s decision is called: Category 3 – 10 points

13. Presidential appointments of Supreme Court Justices (with the approval of the Senate) is an example of: Category 3 – 20 points

14. Work on Opinions, consider arguments in cases they have heard, study petitions from plaintiffs who want the Court to hear their cases are examples of what ____________ do during recess. • Category 3 – 30 points

15. What types of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court? (2 types) Category 3 – 40 points

16. What is the chronology of an appeal being accepted by the Supreme Court? Category 3 – 50 points

17. If federal and state courts both have jurisdiction, it is called: _______ jurisdiction. Category 4 – 10 points

18. A person who loses a case in trial court may take the case to a court with _______ jurisdiction. Category 4 – 20 points

19. A trial court is said to have __________ jurisdiction. Category 4 – 30 points

20. Judges have to wait for ______ to come before them to try a case. Category 4 – 40 points

21. _________ courts help Congress exercise its powers. Category 4 – 50 points

22. The American Bar Association is a professional group of: Category 5 – 10 points

23. Read all appeals and write summarizing memos, • research and draft opinions, • to help justices with work are examples • Oof what _____ ________ do. • Category 5 – 20 points

24. Marbury v. Madison established ______ review of _______ laws. Category 5 – 30 points

25. What powers does Congress have over the Supreme Court? Category 5 – 40 points

26. What are 3 informal requirements of a Supreme Court Justice? Category 5 – 50 points