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| How many people serve on the U.S. Supreme Court? |
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| What does the Judicial Branch of government do? |
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| How do superior court judges get their jobs? |
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| Appointed by the governor of the state |
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| “According to the established law of the land” is another way of saying… |
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| What actions can the circuit court of appeals take on a case? |
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1.May approve the district court’s decision
2.May reverse the district court’s decision
3.May order a new trial at the district court level
4.May pass the case onto the U.S. Supreme Court |
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| A party defending against a lawsuit is called the __________. |
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| What are the 4 ways for a case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court? |
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1.State Supreme Court
2.Circuit Court of Appeals
3.Court of Claims
4.U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals |
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| All cases brought before an Independent Regulatory Agency are conducted with a _________. |
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| A party who starts a lawsuit is called the __________. |
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| What is a minor crime called? |
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| How do we decide how many district courts a state will have? |
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| By the population of the state |
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| There are 2 types of court cases. Name them. |
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| What is a “brief” in a court case? |
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| What is the highest court of the land? |
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| The United States Supreme Court |
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| When a U.S. Supreme Court Justice agrees with a decision, but not necessarily with the reasons for that decision, he may write a _________ opinion. |
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| How do Supreme Court Justices get their jobs? |
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Appointed by the President and
approved by the Senate |
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| What is the supreme law of the land? |
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| What are the people who serve under the Chief Justice called? |
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| What is the minimum number of district courts a state must have? |
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| What is a serious crime called? |
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| How long does a U.S. Supreme Court Justice serve for? |
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| How do district judges get their jobs? |
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| Appointed by the President |
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| For judicial purposes, the United States and its protectorates are divided into ______ circuits. |
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| If a person had a claim against the U.S. government, what court would hear his case? |
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| Who presides over the U.S. Supreme Court? (Name the position.) |
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| How many votes form a majority in the U.S. Supreme Court? |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court decides cases by a ________ majority vote. |
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| Our court system is derived from another country—what country? |
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| How many women currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court? |
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| What court case established the power of the U.S. Supreme Court to review laws and compare them to Constitutional rights? |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803) |
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| When a U.S. Supreme Court justice disagrees with a court decision, he or she may write a ___________. |
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| What court case established the “separate but equal” policy that maintained segregation in some states public education facilities? |
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| Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) |
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| What court case overturned the “separate but equal” policy and led to the integration of all schools? |
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| Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) |
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| Who has the power to establish the lower court system? |
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| The U.S. is divided into districts for federal courts. How many districts are there? |
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