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100

This article creates the Judicial branch.

What is Article III?

100

This person was the first ever Justice

Who is John Jay?

100

_____ appoints the justices in the Judicial Branch.

Who is the President?

100

This Court hears lawsuits against the government.

What is the Court of Federal Claims.

100

Give a benefit of being a Supreme Court Justice.

What is 

1. A salary of  $298,500 per year for Chief Justice. Associate Justices earn $284,500 per year

2. Can retire at age 70 if served 10 years or at age 65 if served 15 years; receive full salary during retirement

200

This branch of government has the power to create inferior courts.

What is Congress?

200

This person was one of the most influential Justices ever and greatly increased the power of the Supreme Court.

Who is Chief Justice John Marshall?

200

This is used to indict a person with a crime.

What is a grand jury?

200

There are this many district justices and this many district courts.

What is 678 Judges, 94 district courts?

200

This person represents the U.S. in any case that goes to the Supreme Court. 

Who is the Solicitor General?

300

This jurisdiction means a case is only heard in Federal Court.

What is Exclusive Jurisdiction?

300

This is how many justices must agree to hear a case in the Supreme Court.

What is four, or the Rule of Four?

300

This court deals with Tariffs and Trade Laws.

What is the Court of International Trade?

300

The Supreme Court has this type of Jurisdiction.

What is Appellate and Original Jurisdiction? 

300

This is how long District Court Justices serve.

What is Life?

400

This means justices look at the original meaning of the Constitution as well as other previous court cases before making a decision.  

What is Judicial Restraint?

400

These are the two different ways a case can reach the Supreme Court.

 1. Writ of certiorari: one of parties state an error was made (most common).

 2.  Certificate: lower court asks for clarification on a law/procedure



400

This court was created to speed up the handling of appeals. 

What is the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit?

400

Define Jurisdiction

What is the ability to hear a case?

400

This tries a defendant to determine if they are guilty

What is a Petit Jury?

500

This is when a court has the power to hear the case for the first time. 

What is Original Jurisdiction?

500

This is the name for the concept that creates both a state and federal court system. This concept is one of the basic principles of the Constitution. 

What is Federalism?

500

If you disagreed with the verdict of a court after a trial, you would go to this court.

What is the Court of Appeals?

500

This is what a magistrate does. 

What is issue warrants, hear evidence, set bail, try minor offenders?

500

This is what it is called when a justice disagrees with the majority of the Supreme Court

What is a Dissenting Opinion?