What is being appointed by the President and approved by the Senate?
100
Supreme Court Justices have their job until :
What is "for life or until they decide to retire" ?( yes, they could get impeached, too)
100
the term that means to set an example or standard to be followed in the future
What is a precedent?
200
John Marshall established the use of judicial review on this case in 1803:
What is Marbury v. Madison?
200
when a state or federal court may hear a case it is known as this:
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
200
this type of opinion is known as the opinion or ruling of the Supreme Court ( also known as the court's decision):
What is the majority opinion
200
this term means " the authority of the court to hear a case":
What is jurisdiction?
200
the power of the Supreme Court to determine whether acts or laws of Congress or the President are constitutional or not is known as :
What is judicial review?
300
Bobby Nogood is about to go on trial. The court where his case will be first held will therefore have ______________ jurisdiction.
What is original ?
300
If you want the Supreme Court to hear your case on appeal, you must petition the Supreme Court for the ____ _ _________.
What is Writ of Certiorari? ( Writ of Cert accepted too)
300
this term is known as a "friend of the court" and they supply the Supreme Court with briefs that give their expert opinions
What is Amicus Curiae?
300
when the court rules in a manner that either changes or makes laws
What is judicial activism?
300
the term that means: the written opinion of the justice(s) that disagree with the majority opinion( Supreme Court ruling)
What is a dissenting opinion?
400
two types of cases the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction:
What are cases involving foreign diplomats and cases that involve state disputes ?
400
this document directs the lower court to send up the record associated with a given case to the Supreme Court for its review:
What is a Writ of Certiorari?
400
the term or ruling that is associated with a strict interpretation of the constitution ( conservatism)
What is judicial restraint?
400
the three types of courts that are part of the federal court system: ( the pyramid)
What are district courts, appeals courts ( appellate courts) and the Supreme Court
400
the Supreme Court decision that determined the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional:
What is Marbury v. Madison?
500
the federal justice who served as Chief Justice on the Marbury v. Madison case
Who is John Marshall?
500
the number of U.S. district courts
What is 94?
500
the number of appellate courts (appeals courts or circuits)
What is 13?
500
the type of jurisdiction that the Federal Judiciary has in cases involving the Constitution, violations of federal law and controversies between states:
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
500
the term that is associated with civil cases and refers to the person or entity that brings about the suit.