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300100 300200 300 400 500 Court System Division of Powers Nat’l Gov & States Misc. Court System
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Court System – 300 Supreme Court Courts of Appeals District Courts A. Original B. Appellate C. Both
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Court System - 300 Give an example of a case in which the United States would have exclusive jurisdiction. Give an example of a case in which the U.S. and a State would have concurrent jurisdiction. Give an example of a case in which only a State would have original jurisdiction.
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Court System - 300 Correctly list the number of judges who usually hear cases in the following courts. District Courts Courts of Appeals Supreme Court 1, 3, 9
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Court System - 300 Match the Supreme Court Justices with the President who appointed them. S. Breyer and R. Bader GinsburgA. Barack Obama S. Alito Jr. and J. Roberts Jr.B. George W. Bush S. Sotomayor and E. KaganC. Bill Clinton
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Division of Powers - 100 This is the system of government that divides the powers of government between a national government and several regional governments. Federalism
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Division of Powers - 200 Where is the division of powers between the National Government and States is spelled out? The Bill of Rights
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Division of Powers- 300 Expressed Implied Inherent A.The powers the National government has simply because it is the national government of a sovereign state. B.The powers that are clearly written in the Constitution. C.The powers that are not written but help the government carry out its enumerated powers.
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Division of Powers - 400 Delegated Exclusive Concurrent Reserved A.The powers that are not given to the National government nor denied to the States, and therefore belong to the States. B.The powers that belong ONLY to the National government C.All of the National government’s powers which come from the Constitution. D.The powers shared by the National government and the States.
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Division of Powers - 500 Expressed Implied Inherent Exclusive Concurrent A.Coin money B.Collect taxes C.Regulate immigration D.Declare war E.Create a national bank
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National Gov’t and 50 States – 100 What is the first step in the admission of a new state? The territory asks Congress to become a State
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National Gov’t and 50 States - 200 Explain an enabling act and an act of admission.
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National Gov’t and 50 States - 300 Match the grants to their description. Categorical Grant Block Grant Project Grant A.Grants awarded for research B.Grants with a narrowly defined purpose C.Grants made for broadly defined purposes
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National Gov. and the States - 400 Necessary and Proper Supremacy Full Faith and Credit Privileges and Immunities A. holds the federal system together by establishing the hierarchy of governmental power, with the Constitution above all else B. has sometimes been called the Elastic Clause because it has been stretched to cover so many situations. C. ensures that records such as birth certificates and marriage licenses are recognized in all 50 states D. promotes travel and interstate commerce by requiring that states treat non-residents fairly
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National Gov. and the States - 500 1.What is an interstate compact? 2.Explain extradition. 3.According to the Full Faith and Credit Clause, what 3 things must all states recognize?
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Miscellaneous - 100 When the Supreme Court accepts a case for review, it issues a ____________ commanding the lower court to send them all of the case documents.
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Miscellaneous - 200 In a case, the person who files the suit is known as the ___________________. In a case, the person whom the complaint is against is known as the ____________________.
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Miscellaneous - 300 1.A justice may write a ___________________ to make an additional point that was not made in the Opinion of the Court. 2.A justice whose views coincided with most of the justices may be chosen to write the ______________________. 3.If a justice did not agree with his or her colleagues on a particular case, he or she may choose to write a __________________ in hopes that the decision will be changed in the future.
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Miscellaneous - 400 McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Dennison v. Kentucky (1861) Puerto Rico v. Branstad (1987) Match the Supreme Court case to its description. A.Defined commerce broadly as all transactions involving the exchange of money B.Upheld the Constitutionality of the National Bank and affirmed the Supremacy of National Law. C. Mandated that governors return fugitives D. Said that governors may return fugitives, but they did not have to.
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Miscellaneous - 500 1.The United States is said to have a ____________ court system because it has both State and national courts. 2.Why were the Courts of Appeals established? 3.Why is Marbury v. Madison (1803) considered such an important case? 4.What is the main factor in dividing the country into judicial districts? 5. Literally meaning the power “to say the law,” ______________________ is the authority of a court to hear or try a case.
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Court System - 100 Explain the “rule of four.”
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Court System - 200 How many district courts are there? How many Courts of Appeals are there? 94, 12
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Court System - 300 John Roberts Jr. Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy A.Longest serving Justice B.Known as the swing vote on the Court C.Chief Justice
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Court System - 400 Court of Appeals for the Fed. Circuit Court of International Trade Court of Federal Claims Tax Court A. Civil cases involving international trade and tariffs B. civil tax cases C. special appeals from across the United States D. claims against the U.S. government
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Court System - 500 Territorial Courts Courts of the District of Columbia US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims District Courts A. Hear federal cases as well as local cases in Washington D.C. B. Hears appeals of serious court-martial decisions C. Hears cases involving claims against the Veterans Administration D. Serve as local courts for the U.S. territories E. Main trial courts in the federal court system.
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