The U.S. Supreme Court
The abbreviation for the U.S. Supreme Court
SCOTUS
How many U.S. Appeals Courts there are
13
How long federal judges may keep their jobs once appointed.
The President of the United States
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Congress
The number of Supreme Court Justices
9
How many U.S. District Courts there are
94
Written by a judge or justice, this offers a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind the court’s decision.
An opinion
The head of the local Executive Branch
The Mayor
Power of the purse
The article of the Constitution that gives the Supreme Court its power.
Article III
The 13th U.S. Appeals Court has nationwide jurisdiction and is headquartered here.
Washington D.C.
This gives guidance to other judges by offering a model to base their decision on when hearing similar cases.
Precedent
Once a law is passed, the President can either sign it or do this.
Veto
The power of the U.S. to talk a bill to death
Marbury v. Madison
Only federal court where witnesses testify and justices hear cases and reach verdicts
U.S. District Courts
2
The number of presidential cabinets
15
The idea that the Supreme Court has the final say about what is constitutional and unconstitutional.
Judicial Review
Their job is to review decisions made in lower district courts.
U.S. Court of Appeals
The highest court in the land
enforces it
A system in Congress that is used to speed up the lawmaking process by using small groups to discuss each individual bill.
The committee system