| A | B |
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| Power that allows courts to say laws and government actions are invalid because they conflict with the principles of the Constitution. | Judicial Review |
| Jurisdiction for cases that involve United States laws, treaties with foreign nations, or interpretations of the Constitution | Federal court jurisdiction |
| Jurisdiction exists when both federal and state courts have jurisdiction in a case | Concurrent jurisdiction |
| The trial court that first tries a case has this type of jurisdiction | Original jurisdiction |
| When people lose a case in a trial court, this type of jurisdiction is used to hear the case on appeal | Appellate jurisdiction |
| This case established judicial review. | Marbury v. Madison |
| This case established the federal government was supreme and a state can not interfere with federal actions that are "necessary and proper" to carry out constitutional powers. | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| This case declared African Americans could not be declared citizens. | Dred Scott v. Sandford |
| In this case, the Supreme Court established the "separate but equal" doctrine. | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| This case outlawed segregation in public schools. | Brown v. Board of Education |
| A federal district court uses this to determine if there is enough evidence to bring a person to trial | Grand jury |
| This is used to hear a case and decide on guilt or innocence | Petit jury |
| When a case is heard by the federal court of appeals, the possible outcomes from the judges. | Uphold the decision of the lower court / Reverse the decision of the lower court / Send the case back to be tried again |
| This court has original jurisdiction in cases dealing with tariffs | The US Court of International Trade |
| Appoints all federal judge nominees | The President |
| Confirms all federal judge nominees | The Senate |
| Number of justices that serve on the Supreme Court | 9 |
| The head of the Supreme Court is called | Chief Justice |
| The following are ways the duties of the Supreme Court justices have developed? | Laws / Traditions / Needs of the nation |
| Length of term of a lower federal district court judge | Life |
