Judicial Branch Facts 1
This city has its own appellate court
What is Washington D.C.?
Appellate courts have this type of jurisdiction
What is appellate jurisdiction?
This amount of justices serve in the U.S. Supreme Court
What is 9?
When convicting someone of treason, there must be at least this amount of witnessess
What is two witnesses?
The United States has this many district courts
What is 94 district courts?
The supreme court has what two types of jurisidiction
What is original & appellate jurisidiction?
This person is responsible for nominating a Federal Judge
What is the President?
The qualifications to become a federal judge are not outlined in this document
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The U.S. Supreme generally hears around how many cases per year
What is 150 cases?
What is original jurisdiction?
Which group within the legislative branch is responsible for approving a Federal Judge's nonimation
What is the Senate?
This level of court hears federal cases which include U.S. Court of International Trade & U.S. Court of Federal Claims
What is District Courts?
This amount of U.S. Court of Appeals are spread throughout the United States
What is 12 U.S. Courts of Appeals?
Original jurisdiction involves cases dealing with ambassadors, a state as one side, & what else
What is other public Ministers?
Supreme Court Justices have the power to serve life terms under what conditions
What is good behavior?
This gave courts the power to determine the constitutionality of laws
What is Judicial Review?
This level of court for the Federal Court deals with special cases nationwide
What is the U.S. Court of Appeals?
This type of jurisdiction has jurisdiction on everything else besides cases involving ambassadors, other public ministers, & those that involve a State as one side
What is appellate jurisdiction?
Supreme Court Justices work during which months
What is October to June/July?
This particular landmark supreme court case established the principle of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?