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Judicial Branch
Vocabulary
How Many?
Courts
Misc
100
the article that discusses the Judicial Branch
What is 3?
100
to look over a law to see if it is Constitutional
What is judicial review?
100
the number of District Courts
What is 94?
100
courts with original jurisdiction most of the time
What is District Courts?
100
current President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
200
the purpose of the Judicial Branch
What is interpret laws and uphold justice?
200
first court to hear a case
What is original jurisdiction?
200
the number of Courts of Appeal?
What is 13?
200
courts that NEVER have original jurisdiction
What is Court of Appeals?
200
the number of judges that make a quorum
What is 6? (a quorum is necessary to hear a case)
300
appoints and approves federal judges (2 answers)
Who is the President (appoints) and the Senate (approves)?
300
betrayal or acts against your country/nation
What is treason?
300
the number of Supreme Courts
What is 1?
300
title of the top Supreme Court justice
What is Chief Justice?
300
the number of judges required to make a decision
What is a simple majority (5, if all nine judges are available)
400
how the executive branch checks the judicial branch
What is the president appoints all federal judges?
400
to cancel a law because it is unconstitutional
What is void?
400
the number of years/length of a judge's term
What is life?
400
the only way a judge can be removed from office
What is by impeachment?
400
current Chief Justice
Who is John G. Roberts?
500
how the legislative branch checks the executive branch
What is passing laws over the veto by a 2/3 vote in each house?
500
rejection of a bill
What is veto?
500
the number of Supreme Court Judges
What is 9?
500
order of the courts from highest to lowest
What is Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, District Court
500
qualifications for federal judges
What is no expressed qualifications for federal judges in the Constitution?