The United States Supreme Court Crossword Puzzle

The United States Supreme Court

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Supreme Court decides the case itself and issues a __________ explanation.

Who has to approve appointments of Supreme Court justices?

Supreme Court has ______ authority in any case involving the Constitution.

Number of principles of judicial review that Chief Justice John Marshall set forth.

Declaring acts of Congress or executive orders unconstitutional allows the Supreme Court to ______ the actions of the legislative or executive branches of government.

Native Americans who appealed the loss of their land to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court has __________ jurisdiction in only two instances.

Who appoints Supreme Court justices?

Judicial _________ is the power to say whether a law goes against the Constitution.

President __________ Supreme Court justices.

________ branch has a duty to uphold the Constitution.

Last name of Supreme Court justice nominated by President Clinton on May 14, 1994.

Supreme Court justices have served as __________ in lower courts.

Traditionally, the Court has refused to deal with ___________ questions because it believes these issues should be resolved by the other two branches.

Congress can get around a Supreme Court ruling by _________ a constitutional amendment.

Last name of chief justice who set forth principles of judicial review.

Number of associate justices on the Supreme Court.

If there is a conflict between the Constitution and any other law, the Constitution ______.

Presidents can refuse to _______ Court rulings.

Supreme Court justices have had successful careers practicing or ________ law.

Last name of president who refused to obey Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling.

Last name of the first female Supreme Court justice.

Agreements between the United States and other nations.

Congress can get around a Supreme Court ruling by _________ the existing law.

Final interpretations of the United States Constitution are _________ to the Supreme Court.

_______________ laws and actions are those that are allowed by Constitution.

Head of the Supreme Court is referred to as the _______ justice.

Supreme Court justices are always _________. (Their careers)

Total number of justices on the Supreme Court.

Main duty of justices is to _____ and rule on cases.

Congress can get around a Supreme Court ruling by _________ a new law.

Written explanation for the Court's decision is called the Court's ___________.

First name of the first African American Supreme Court justice.

If Court decides a law is unconstitutional, it has the power to _____ or cancel it.

Last name of man appointed by President John Adams as a justice of the peace.

One of three principles of judicial review says that the Constitutiion is the ________ law of the land.

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