| A | B |
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| announcement of decisions | when the Supreme Court tells people what its decisions are on cases |
| brief | a paper that explains a side of a court case |
| concurring opinion | a paper written by a justice to agree with the majority opinion but for a different reason or to agree with the majority opinion and make an extra point |
| conference | a private meeting in which justices talk about a case |
| dissenting opinion | a paper written by justices who do not agree with the majority opinion in a case |
| majority opinion | a paper that tells what the Supreme Court's decision is in a case |
| oral argument | lawyers from each side of a case give their arguments to the justices |
| precedent | guidelines based on an earlier case |
| preparing of opinions | the Supreme Court justices write the papers that tell the decision of a case |
| age most Supreme Court justices retire | 72 |
| reason a justice can be removed from office | commits a crime, bad behavior |
| occupation before becoming a justice | lawyers, federal judges |
| chief justice | leader of the Supreme Court |
| justice | a Supreme Court judge |
| Supreme Court | mostly acts as an appeal court |
| original jurisdiction for cases | involving representatives from other countries, problems between two or more states, problems between a state and the federal covernment |
| number of justices on the Supreme Court | 9 |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | first female appointed to the court |
| age requirement | no specific age to be a justice |
| requirement to be a justice | nominated by the President, approved by the Senate |
| unamimous | when everyone agrees on a decision |
| number of cases appealed to the Supreme Court | thousands |
| announcement of decisions | early in the day |
| number of unanimous decisions | one-third |
| newest members | speak last when taking about a case |
| 30 minutes | lawyers speak to the Supreme Court in presenting oral arguments |
| stages a case goes through one chosen by the court | five |
| Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 | suspects of a crime must be informed of their rights |
| Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 | separate schools for blacks an whites were unequal |
| Roe v. Wade, 1973 | a woman's decision to have an abortion should be left to her and to her physician |
| Marbury v. Madison, 1803 | established the power to review acts of Congress and declare laws unconstitutional if they violate the Constitution |
| Plessy v. Feguson, 1896 | separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites on trains did not violate civil rights of blacks |
| Glideon v. Wainwright, 1963 | states must provide lawyers for defendents who can't afford to hire their own lawyers |
