Influence Characteristics Federal Court System Selection How it works?
QUESTION: What court brings two parties with conflicts before an impartial arbiter, or judge ANSWER: Adversarial
QUESTION: What it the court’s authority to hear a case? ANSWER: Jurisdiction
QUESTION: Jurisdiction in which case is first heard? ANSWER: Original
QUESTION: What is the jurisdiction in which court hears a case from a lower court? ANSWER: Appellate
QUESTION: What type of jurisdiction can only be heard in certain courts? ANSWER: Exclusive
QUESTION: What is a court mentioned in the constitution? ANSWER: Supreme Court
QUESTION: Who can create all other courts beside the Supreme Court? ANSWER: Congress
QUESTION: How many district courts are staffed? ANSWER: 94
QUESTION: This court reviews cases from the United States courts of appeals and state supreme courts ANSWER: Supreme Court
QUESTION: What percent of cases in district courts end in trials? ANSWER: 2%
QUESTION: Federal judges are appointed by ANSWER: The President
QUESTION: Federal Judges are confirmed by ANSWER: Majority vote in senate
QUESTION: What does ABA stand for? ANSWER: American Bar Association
QUESTION: Name one of two Nomination criteria ANSWER: Competence or Ideology or policy preferences
QUESTION: Who is the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice ANSWER: Sonia Sotomayor
QUESTION: What is the rule that requires 4 justices to agree to hear the case? ANSWER: Rule of Four
QUESTION: How long can attorneys present their case in oral arguments? ANSWER: 30 minutes
QUESTION: Opinion of the Court ANSWER: Majority Opinion
QUESTION: Supports the majority opinion but stresses different constitutional or legal reasons for reaching the judgement. ANSWER: Concurring Opinion
QUESTION: “Friend of Court” briefs ANSWER: Amicus Curiae
QUESTION: Advocates of __________________ argue that the Supreme Court should use precedent and the Framers’ original intent to decide cases. ANSWER: Judicial Restraint
QUESTION: Court case in which judicial review was established ANSWER: Marbury v Madison.
QUESTION: “Let the decision stand” ANSWER: Stare decisis
QUESTION: Court reversed the decision that separate but equal was constitutional in this case. ANSWER: Brown v. Board of Education
QUESTION: Advocates of _______________ argue that federal courts must correct injustices when other branches fail to do so. ANSWER: Judicial Activism