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100
The first Supreme Court Judge...
Who is John Jay
100
In civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another (the defendant) in court...
What is a plaintiff?
100
cases that can only be heard in federal courts....
What is an exclusive jurisdiction?
100
Amount of district courts...
What is 94?
100
The branch of the US government responsible for the administration of justice...
What is Judicial Branch?
200
The current Chief Justice...
Who is John Roberts
200
Court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases...
What is a precedent?
200
state and federal courts share power to hear cases....
What is a concurrent jurisdiction?
200
Amount of Courts of Appeals
What is 12?
200
The amount of judges on the Supreme Court...
What is 9?
300
The first woman on the supreme court...
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
300
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law....
What is a criminal case?
300
court in which the case is first heard....
What is an original jurisdiction?
300
Formed by Congress under Article III
What are Constitutional Courts?
300
The jurisdiction that would cover a case in which a citizen from another state wants to sue for a fee exceeding $75,000
What is Concurrent?
400
First Latina judge on the Supreme Court
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
400
a case involving a non criminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement....
What is a civil case?
400
court that hears cases on appeal....
What is an appellate jurisdiction?
400
Hear cases regarding out of some expressed powers
What are Special Courts?
400
Three separate court levels
What are District Courts, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court?
500
Argued Brown v. Board of Education...
Who is Thurgood Marshall
500
a reason that forms the basis of and argument or conclusion.....
What is a premise?
500
court with both original and appellate jurisdiction....
What is the Supreme Court's jurisdiction?
500
Supreme Court hears _____ and is presented around _____
What are 100 and 8000
500
case established judicial view
What is Marbury v. Madison