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If and When GOIN’ COURTIN’ POT LUCK ARE YOU OKAY-ED? ANYBODY’S GUESS Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six
If and when a person might be tried for a single criminal act twice Show Answer
What is if it violates both state and federal law? Back to Board
Wwhen the Supreme Court adjourns its term Show Answer
What is June? Back to Board
Written if and when a justice agrees with a majority decision but disagrees with the reasoning behing it Show Answer
What is A CONCURRING OPINION? Back to Board
Written f and when a justice disagrees with a majority opinion Show Answer
What is a DISSENTING OPINION? Back to Board
French term which describes how federal judges sit if and when the appeals court sits not in a panel of three, but with all of the judges in the circuit sitting together Show Answer
What is en banc? Back to Board
An actual situation rather than a hypothetical one and one that may be settled by LEGAL methods Show Answer
What is a JUSTICIABLE DISPUTE? Back to Board
They review district court decisions, enforce the orders of federal regulatory agencies, but they hear NO testimony and hold NO trials Show Answer
What are the U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS? Back to Board
It refers to the translation of court decisions ito actual policy that affects the behavior of others; the larger the number of officials whose cooperation is required, the more difficult it is to achieve. Show Answer
What is by JUDICIAL IMPLEMENTATION? Back to Board
When periods of JUDICIAL ACTIVISM are most likely to occur Show Answer
What is when there is a pressing need or problem in society, and the LEGISLATURE and the EXECUTIVE fail to address it over time? Back to Board
The philosophy which holds that the federal courts must correct injustices that the other branches do not, thus, judges SHOULD make policy decisions and interpret the Constitution in new ways….They SHOULD make new law! Show Answer
What is JUDICIAL ACTIVISM? Back to Board
Kind of case in which 1.The state is the plaintiff 2.An individual is the plaintiff Show Answer
What are: 1.Criminal cases 2.2. civil cases Back to Board
A test of IDEOLOGICAL PURITY on a particular issue which an individual must pass before okayed as a SCOTUS nominee Show Answer
What is a LITMUS TEST? Back to Board
One is CONSTITUTIONAL and the other is LEGISLATIVE Show Answer
What are the two types of lower courts which CONGRESS has created? Back to Board
An ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM Show Answer
What is a system ( like our court system) in which a neutral arena serves as a venue in which two parties present opposing viewpoints before an impartial arbiter? ? Back to Board
JUDICIAL PARSIMONY Show Answer
What is the practice of deciding a case on the narrowest possible grounds rather than addressing broad constitutional questions? Back to Board
The President and the Senate Show Answer
Who nominates and confirms federal judges? Back to Board
Slang for having your SCOTUS nomination attacked and sunk in the Senate or Senate Judiciary Committee Show Answer
What is “BORKED”? Back to Board
Two of President George W. Bush nominees currently sitting on the Supreme Court Show Answer
Who are Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito? Back to Board
8 + 1 = 9 Show Answer
What is the number of ASSOCIATE JUSTICES and CHIEF JUSTICE on SCOTUS? Back to Board
Term which refers to the fact that we have separate federal and state court systems Show Answer
What is DUAL COURT SYSTEM? Back to Board
Federal district court judge’s, appellate cour judge’s, and Supreme Court Justice’s term Show Answer
What is life or “GOOD BEHAVIOR”? Back to Board
Two justices currently seated on the Court who were nominated by President Barak Obama Show Answer
Who are Justices Sonja Sotomayor and Elaina Kagan? Back to Board
IMPEACHMENT Show Answer
What is how CONGRESS removes any federal judge, including a Supreme Court justice, from office? Back to Board
1.Court of Claims 2.Court of International Trade 3.Tax Court 4.Court of Military Appeals Show Answer
What are the legislative courts? Back to Board
Show Answer They are set up by Congress for special purposes. Judges serve FIXED TERMS an can be removed without IMPEACHMENT.
What are the LEGISLATIVE COURTS and their JUDGES? Back to Board
Show Question
JEOPARDY: List five key current selection criteria for Supreme Court nominees DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Identify a once popular criterion which is no longer relevant Show Answer
JEOPARDY: 1.Political ideology 2.Party and personal loyalties 3.Judicial experience 4.Race and gender 5.The “LITMUS TEST” DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Geography Back to Board
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