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supreme court I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chief justice | john roberts |
| 9 justices | anthony kennedy, clarence thomas, steven breyer, ruth ginburt, antionin scalla, elena kagan, sonia soto mayor, and sammuel alito |
| how long do they serve | lifetime |
| requirements | have to be lawyers, congress must approve them |
| job | determines if laws are contitutional |
| cases heard in fedaral court | cases involving the constitution, violations of federal laws, controverses between states,suits involving the federal government, and cases involving u.s. diplomates |
| Federal court system | u.s. district courts 12 |
| original jurishdiction | jury,trial |
| who is john marshall | 4th chief justices of u.s. |
| steps in deciding a case | written arguements, oral agreemnets, conference, opinion writting, and annoucement |
| how many landmark cases | 5 |
| 1st landmark case | marbury v. madison |
| 2nd landmark case | plessy v. ferguson seperate but equal |
| 3rd landmark case | brown v. board od education |
| 4th landmark case | roe v. wade |
| 5th landmark case | miranda v,arizona protected the right of accuse |