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23 Cards in this Set
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How many judges are on the Supreme Court?
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9
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Name the 1 woman to serve on the Supreme Court
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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The leading justice is called the _____ ______
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cheif justice
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How long do justices serve?
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until the justice dies or resigns
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How do you become a justice on the Supreme Court?
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the president appoints you with the consent of the senate
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Name the 1 African American justice
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Thurgood Marshall
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Explain what Marbury v. Madison said and why it was important
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the constitution is the supreme law of the land equalized the power between the branches
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How can the supreme court check the power mof the president and congress?
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declaring laws
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The supreme court has the power to interpret the ____
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laws
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How can congress change the power of the court?
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passing a new law or hanging one ruled unconstitutional
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how did president andrew jackson check the power of the court?
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he refused to inforce a court ruling
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one limit on the courts power is that it can only hear which cases?
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cases that come to it; cases that appear to it
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The court only accepts cases involving a ________ question
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federal
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Appeals courts don't hold trials. Name three ways they decide an appeal
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demand the case, reverse the decision, or uphold the original decision
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list from lowest to highest the 3 levels of the u.s. court system
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district, appeals, supreme
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there are _____ u.s. courts of appeals
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12
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the 13 court of appeal for the federal circuit has nationwide jurisdiction. what cases does this court hear?
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paten law or international trade
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trails are held in the _____ courts
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district
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________ courts have original jurisdiction over most cases
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district
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all defendants are considered ________ until proven guilty
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innocent
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The courts are part of the ______ branch of government
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judicial
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the court system was created under article ___ of the constitution
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3
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define jurisdiction
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a courts authority to hear and decide cases
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