Judicial Origins
The Founders viewed the which branch as the least dangerous.
Each state has at least how many district courts?
One
What is the highest court in the federal judicial system?
Supreme Court
At least how many justices must agree to accept a case?
Four justices (Rule of Four)
Who proposed what opponents termed a "court-packing plan" to increase the number of justices? (Era of Depression and made the New Deal, He was also the only president to serve more than two terms)
Franklin Roosevelt
What created the Supreme Court
The Constitution
How many United States Courts of Appeals are there in the U.S.?
How long do Judges and Justices serve per term?
They serve no fixed term and serve until they die. (this allows them to apply the law with only justice in mind)
What is it called when a majority of the justices agree on the decision?
Majority opinion
Some of the results of these Supreme Court cases have influenced what type of civil rights movements.
Slavery, Desegregation, or Civil Rights Legislation
Which Founding Father viewed the Judicial Branch as the least dangerous branch
Alexander Hamilton
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
What is the current number of Supreme Court Justices in the Supreme Court?
Nine
Which case has this saying, "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you in a court of law. You the right to have an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?"
Miranda v. Arizona 1966
Who did President Obama nominate for the Supreme Court?(Both are women)
Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
What gave Congress the power to create the rest of the federal court system in, 1789.
Article lll
Under the Constitution federal courts have jurisdiction in cases involving what three types subjects?
Federal law, treaties, and constitution
The president appoints federal judges, with confirmation by Who????
Senate
What famous case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional during the Civil Rights and Liberties Era?
Brown v. Board of Education(1954)
Before Clarence Thomas was voted into the Supreme Court by the Senate what disrupted his confirmation into the Supreme Court.
Allegations of Sexual Harassment surfaced the media
What are the federal courts created by Congress under Article lll of the Constitution and the Supreme Court.
Constitutional Courts
What is it called when judges take into account how social values and conditions may have changed overtime when they go over the law?
Judicial Activism
What two Jurisdictions does the Supreme Court have?
What were two court cases that helped establish the supremacy of the national gov.?
Marbury v. Madison, and McCulloch v. Maryland
The Court upheld the use of injunctions ___________, struck down federal tax, refused to eliminate child labor, and prevent states from setting maximum hours of work.
to prevent labor strikes