With the Judiciary Act of 1801, the Federalists Increased the Size

question 9

True/False

With the Judiciary Act of 1801, the Federalists increased the size of the Supreme Court from six to nine justices and reorganized the federal courts so as to create more vacancies.

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Definitions:

Warren Court

The period in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States during which Earl Warren served as Chief Justice, noted for its landmark decisions on civil rights, separation of church and state, and police procedure.

Mapp

Refers to Mapp v. Ohio, a landmark Supreme Court case in 1961 that established the exclusionary rule's application to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Miranda

Refers to the Miranda rights, a set of legal protections in the United States that must be read to a suspect before questioning, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.

Plessy v. Ferguson

A landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."