Structure of the Judiciary
What article of the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court?
Article 3
What does the Latin term "Stare Decisis" mean in English?
Let the Decision Stand
What 3 Branches are part of the Checks and Balances
The Executive, Legislative, and the Judiciary.
Who appoints the heads of the bureaucratic agencies?
The President
Who was the first female Supreme-Court-Justice?
How Many Regional Courts of appeals are there
12
What is a precedent in the Supreme Court?
A case that is used as a guide or template for cases in the future.
What article of the Constitution outlines the checks and balances system?
Article 1 of the Constitution
What is the Job of the Bureaucracy?
Bureaucratic Agencies write and enforce regulations that congress puts in place.
How does congress exercise its congressional oversight over the bureaucracy
Committee Hearings
The US has _____ district courts and ______ are in Georgia. (Looking for Numbers)
94,3
When four justices agree to hear a case, the Court sends a writ of certiorari. This is referred to as...
The rule of 4
How does Congress's power of the purse check the bureaucracy?
Congress decides how to funds the bureaucratic agencies
When was the Department of Homeland Security Established and why?
Established in 2002 because of 9/11 to prevent future terrorist attacks.
What is the purpose of the Department of Veteran Affairs?
Manages the general welfare of the nation’s military veterans.
What is the difference between Original and Appellate Jurisdiction?
The Difference between loose and strict constructionism.
Loose constructionism is when the Constitution is viewed as a living document and Strict Constructionism is when the Constitution is interpreted as the words are literally written.
The President and Congress both have a say in who sits on the Court (they appoint and confirm justices, respectively)
Congress can alter the number of judges on the Court
Congress can amend the Constitution rendering whatever issue is at hand constitutional
Congress can pass legislation to work around a decision made by the Court
They could change the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court by restricting the kinds of cases the Court can hear
What are the two main factors of bureaucratic inefficiency?
Split Responsibility and Compliance Monitoring.
Giving governmental positions to friends/supporters after winning office is?
Spoil System
List 3 out of the 6 types of Federal courts are there
1. US Supreme Court
2. US Court of Appeals
3. US district courts
4. State Supreme Courts
5. Intermediate Appellate Courts
6. State Trial Courts
The Command That the Supreme Court sends to lower courts to give SCOTUS all the information and documents pertaining to a certain case.
1. writ of mandamus
2. writ of habeas corpus
3. writ of certiorari
4. Writ of Fieri Facias
writ of certiorari
What check does the Judiciary have over the bureaucracy and what case establishes this?
The Check is Judicial Review, which was established by Marbury v. Madison
Someone in the Federal Government has been accused of insider trading what department would this concern?
1. Department of Homeland Security
2. Securities and Exchange Commission
3. Federal Elections Commission
4. Department of Education
2. Securities and Exchange Commission.
In what two circumstances does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
Cases Between two States and Cases involving an ambassador or other public official.