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Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court was considered “activist” because of its

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Why don't American Judges wear wigs?

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Thomas Jefferson hated wigs. He hated them so much, that when one of the Supreme Court justices (Justice William Cushing) showed up in 1790 wearing one, Jefferson had some choice words to say on the matter. "If we must have peculiar garbs for the judges, I think the gown is the most appropriate. But, for heaven's sake, discard the monstrous wig, which makes the English judges look like rats peeping through bunches of oakum."

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What is the age of the youngest justice ever to serve in the Supreme Court?

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This not-so-classic trajectory was the path less-traveled, but indeed traveled, by Joseph Story. When he was 32 years old, in 1811, Story made history by joining the bench.

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The first Chief Justice of the United States was:

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John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States.

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Which 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

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In U.S. V. Nixon, what presidential action was declared unconstitutional?

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Who was the first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court?

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Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He served from 1967 - 1991

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Who is the wealthiest justice?

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Has a Justice ever been impeached?

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The House of Representatives, encouraged by Jefferson, charged Chase with improper actions in treason and sedition trials and with a political address to a grand jury. In March 1805 the Senate, acting as trial court, found him not guilty. His acquittal, by establishing the principle that federal judges could be removed only for indictable criminal acts, clarified the constitutional provision (Article III, section 1) that judges shall hold office during good behaviour.

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Which one of the following people was NOT a Supreme Court justice?

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Sam Rayburn was the Speaker of the House. Rayburn served as Speaker for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.

The Supreme Court

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Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court was considered “activist” because of its

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Why don't American Judges wear wigs?

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What is the age of the youngest justice ever to serve in the Supreme Court?

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The first Chief Justice of the United States was:

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Which 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

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In U.S. V. Nixon, what presidential action was declared unconstitutional?

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Who was the first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court?

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Who is the wealthiest justice?

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Has a Justice ever been impeached?

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Which one of the following people was NOT a Supreme Court justice?

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