Supreme Court Overview
The ability to decide whether something is constitutional is called
Judicial Review
True or False: The Supreme Court has appellate and original jurisdiciton
True
To have a quorum, how many judges agree on the decision
The name for someone who defends the accused when they don't have a lawyer
Public defender
This document created the supreme court
constitution
This court case established the precedent for Judicial Review
Marbury V Madison
Exclusive jurisdiction occurs when
cases can only be heard in the federal courts
Remanding is
sending a case back to the lower courts
The jury that decides on the guilt of the accused
petit jury
Who appoints justices?
president
Members of the Supreme Court are called
Justices
Constitutional courts and special courts are examples of
Inferior courts
True or False: Attorneys typically have an hour to give their oral arguments
false. They have 30 minutes
The plaintiff is who in a trial?
The accuser
Who confirms justices
senate
How many people serve on the Supreme Court?
9
U.S. Tax Court, Territorial Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims are all examples of
Special courts
How many judges must agree to hear a case?
4
Plaintiff
True or False: Supreme Court justices serve for life no matter what
False
The leader of the Supreme Court is
the chief justice
True or False: Special courts typically hear a WIDE range of cases
False
written documents that have the arguments of the case
These kind of involve accusing someone of a crime
criminal suits
Judicial salaries are set by
Congress