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Which article of the US Constitution created a national judiciary for the United States?
Article III
The US has a dual court system, in which types of courts are most cases heard?
State courts
What is the authority to hear (try and decide) a case?
jurisdiction
Cases that can be heard only in federal courts have which type of jurisdiction?
Cases that can be heard either in federal or state courts have which type of jurisdiction?
In a civil case, the person who files a suit is known as what?
plaintiff
In a civil case, the person whom the complaint is against is known as what?
defendant
The court in which a case is first heard has which type of jurisdiction?
original
A court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court has which type of jurisdiction?
appellate
Which type of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court exercise?
Both original and appellate
Under what circumstances does a Court of Appeals have original jurisidiction?
None, only have appellate jurisdiction
Who appoints federal judges and who confirms them?
President appoints, Senate confirms
Which philosophy believes that laws should be interpreted and applied in light of ongoing changes in conditions and values?
Judicial activism
Which philosophy believes in deciding cases on the original intent of the Constitution/statue and precedents?
Judicial restraint
Which courts are the federal trial courts?
District courts
Why were Courts of Appeals created?
Relieve the Supreme Court of burden of hearing appeals from district courts
The Supreme Court’s list of cases to be heard is known as what?
Docket
What is the only court specifically created by the Constitution?
Supreme Court
How many justices total are on the Supreme Court?
9
Who is the current chief justice of the Supreme Court?
John Roberts
What is the power to decide if an act is constitutional?
Judicial review
Which court case established judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
At least how many of the Supreme Court justices must agree to hear a case?
four
What is a court order directing a lower court to send up record in a given case for review?
Writ of certiorari
What method of putting a case before the Supreme Court is used when a lower court is not clear about a procedure of rule of law that should apply in a case?
certificate
What are written documents filed with the court before oral arguments begin?
briefs
The Supreme Court’s opinion, the opinion of the court that announces the court’s decision in a case, is often called what?
Majority opinion
What is a court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases?
precedents
What is a written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court?
Concurring opinion
What is a written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with a decision reached by a majority of the court?
Dissenting opinion
Courts created by Congress under the power given to it in Article I are called what? AKA Legislative Courts or Article I courts
Special courts
Make your wager
List the Hierarchy of laws in the United States from highest to lowest
US Constitution Acts of Congress and Treaties State Constitutions State laws City and county charters and ordinances