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Supreme Court Jeopardy Ms. Clarke
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StudentsTeachers Game BoardGeneral Warren Court Minorities Civil Liberties Grab Bag 100 200 300 400 500 Let’s Play Final Challenge
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StudentsTeachers Game Board How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court? 100 Nine Although Congress has the power to set a different number if it chooses. General for 100
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Why did the founding fathers give Supreme Court Justices life terms? 200 They wanted the court to be objective and distanced from everyday politics. General for 200
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StudentsTeachers Game Board What is it called when the Supreme Court rules a law or executive action unconstitutional? What case established this? 300 Judicial Review It is a precedent established in the case Marbury v. Madison. General for 300
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Explain all the steps necessary for a Supreme Court justice to gain his or her position. Be specific and give proportions. 400 1.A justice is nominated by the President. 2. The Senate must confirm the appointment with a simple majority. General for 400
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name the only two African- Americans to ever serve on the Supreme Court. 500 Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas General for 500
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StudentsTeachers Game Board What two types of issues did the Supreme Court take up under Chief Justice Warren? 100 Civil Liberties and Rights of the Accused Warren Court for 100
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that evidence obtained through an unreasonable search or seizure could not be admitted as evidence in court? 200 Mapp v. Ohio Warren Court for 200
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that police officers must make suspects aware of their rights upon arrest? 300 Miranda v. Arizona Warren Court for 300
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that students retained their freedom of expression in school, as long as that expression did not disrupt the educational process? 400 Tinker v. Des Moines Warren Court for 400
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name two cases that re-affirm an accused person’s right to counsel. 500 Gideon v. Wainwright AND Escobedo v. Illinois Warren Court for 500
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that “separate but equal” accommodations did NOT violate the 14 th Amendment? 100 Plessy v. Ferguson Minorities for 100
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that the Japanese internment was Constitutional? 200 Korematsu v. U.S. Minorities for 200
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StudentsTeachers Game Board What case marked the beginning of the end for the Jim Crow system in the South? 300 Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka Minorities for 300
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case(s) did the Supreme Court rule that Indian nations were NOT subject to state laws? 400 Cherokee Nation v. U.S. AND Worcester v. Georgia Minorities for 400
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name two parts of the majority opinion in the case Dred Scott v. Sanford. 500 1)African Americans are not citizens and, consequently, could not sue in federal courts. 2)The Federal government could not outlaw slavery in territories. That decision can only be made through popular sovereignty. Minorities for 500
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the court first rule that the freedom of speech was not Constitionally protected if it posed a “clear and present danger.” 100 Schenck v. U.S. Civil Liberties for 100
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name one case in which the court favored freedom of the press in wartime. 200 New York Times v. U.S. Civil Liberties for 200
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name the case in which the court ruled that students may be searched by school officials if “reasonable suspicion” rather than “probable cause” existed. 300 N.J. v. T.L.O. Civil Liberties for 300
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the court rule that Presidents could not try individuals in military courts in areas in which civilian courts were still functioning? 400 Ex Parte Milligan Civil Liberties for 400
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that women have a right to privacy that can be inferred from the 9 th amendment? 500 Roe v. Wade Civil Liberties for 500
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the court allow affirmative action programs that were executed in ways that did not discriminate against more qualified people. 100 Bakke v. Regents of the University of CA Grab Bag for 100
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the Supreme Court rule that “executive privilege” did not allow Presidents to refuse to cooperate with Congressional investigations? 200 U.S. v. Nixon Grab Bag for 200
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name one Supreme Court case that struck down New Deal legislation AND name the law it canceled. 300 Schecter Poultry Corp. v. U.S (National Industrial Recovery Act) OR Butler v. U.S. (Agricultural Adjustment Act) Grab Bag for 300
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Name one case in which the court ruled that the Federal government was supreme over the states in issues of interstate commerce. 400 McCulloch v. Maryland Gibbons v. Ogden Grab Bag for 400
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StudentsTeachers Game Board In what case did the court rule that the Sherman Anti-Trust Act could be used to prosecute labor unions that impeded interstate commerce? 500 Re Debs Grab Bag for 500
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StudentsTeachers Game Board Write Your Final Challenge Wager List four Supreme Court cases that deal with the issue of government regulation of the economy. Final Challenge End Game TIME’S UP! TIME’S UP! U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co. Schecter Poultry Corp. v. U.S. McCulloch v. Maryland Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co. Muller v. Oregon Munn v. Illinois Gibbons v. Ogden Dartmouth College v. New Hampshire Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge Butler v. U.S. Re Debs The Wabash Railroad Cases Lochner v. U.S.
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“Excellent Game!” Mr. Clarke
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Double Score DOUBLE SCORE!
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