Sonia Sotomayor
What is the Name of Justice Sonia Sotomayor book?
My beloved world
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Which idea is known as the political-economic doctrine that holds government ought not interfere with the operations of the free market?
laissez-faire
What cases begin at which court?
District Court
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7
Who appointed Sonia Sotomayor?
President Barack Obama
What are the city courts of New York?
There are 2 city courts, the criminal and civil court
What is the general order of the Federal Court System?
District Appellate/Circuit/Appeals Supreme
What is a magistrate judge?
A civil officer that take care of much of a judge's routine work, like issuing court orders for search and arrest warrants
How long is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice?
For life
What was the first court that Justice Sotomayor was nominated in?
U.S. district court for the southern district of New York
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Nine
For a case to be heard in the Supreme Court, a minimum of how many justices must vote to hear the case?
4
if an appeal request is accepted then their case will move up a level in the Federal Court System called?
Appellate Court
When was the Constitution signed?
September 17, 1787
Where did she complete her undergraduate degree?
Princeton University
what is it called if the person who lost in court requests to have a higher court review a case?
Appeal
what is the power that the Supreme Court has that allows them to declare things unconstitutional or constitutional and the ability to interpret the Constitution?
Judicial Review
What is a plaintiff?
A person who brings an action in a court of law.
What did Amendment #19 do?
Gave women the right to vote
What circuit did President Clinton Nominate Justice Sotomayor?
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
What term gives District Courts the right to hear/try a case for the first time?
Original Jurisdiction
How does a Supreme Court Justice come to sit on the Court? Describe the 2 things that needs to happen.
They must be APPOINTED by the President (Executive) and CONFIRMED by the Senate (Legislative)
What is the highest level of court?
Supreme Court
What are changes to the Constitution called?
Amendments