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The president can tell his military advisers to not testify before Congress. This is an example of this presidential power.
Executive privilege
When President Obama met with survivors of Hurricane Sandy, he represented this presidential role
Chief citizen
In the federal court system, the cases tried by the district courts....
a. are usually appealed to a higher court by the losing side.
b. make up a majority of federal cases brought to trial.
c. deal only with federal crimes as defined by Congress.
d. always involve the U.S. as a plaintiff.
B. make up majority of federal cases brought to trial.
Would this case be original jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court: A state agency brings a lawsuit against an agency in another state.
Yes.
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law.
Criminal Case
Which branch of the federal government has the highest payroll?
Federal Branch (2,696,961 Employees)
When the presidents meets with leaders from other nations, he is illustrating this presidential role?
Chief Diplomat
How are federal judges selected?
The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
In the federal system, a district court has the power to...
exercise original jurisdiction over a federal case.
A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement.
Civil case
What principle of bureaucracy is represented when the military greets the president with a salute?
The president in this role: a head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces.
Commander in Chief
If a man robbed a bank in Michigan but was arrested in Maine, would his case be in federal or state courts?
Federal
Speaking of Judges in constitutional courts: "The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior..."
What does this excerpt mean for the terms of federal judges?
Judges in constitutional courts are appointed for life and serve until they resign, retire or die.
Docket
The judicial branch limiting the executive branch
creates a 2 term limit. Terms are four years long.
The Supreme Court can do three things when it is considering a case: Allow the lower court ruling to stand, decides to try the case, or....
Send the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.
Federal and State courts mostly have different jurisdiction but they do have types shared by both courts. This is called ____________ jurisdiction.
Concurrent
In civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another in court
Plaintiff
The EOP exists to support the President while the executive departments do not
Why did the Constitution provide for two separate court systems?
Maintain the balance between the Federal Government and the States
What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?
Original jurisdicition: refers to a court where the case was first heard.
Appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court
These federal courts were created by congress in 1891 and established as "gatekeepers" to relieve burden on the Supreme Court
Federal court of appeals