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Judicial branch is also known as |
US Federal Court System |
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Elections? |
There are no elections - the judges are appointed by the president and approved by the state |
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Qualifications? |
No specific qualifications |
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What president served on the Supreme Court and as US president |
William Taft |
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Term? |
Life or until retirement; can be impeached |
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court (the highest court) |
9 justices |
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What is the leader of the Supreme Court called |
Chief Justice |
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What are the other 8 judges called |
Associate judges |
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Who was the first African American justice |
Thurgood Marshall |
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First female on the supreme court |
Sandra Day O Connor |
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When does the Supreme Court start its session |
1st Monday in the moth of October and will end in late June or early July |
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Brief |
A written argument in a court case |
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Docket |
Schedule for a court |
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Jurisdiction |
Type of court cases a specific court is permitted to hear |
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How are decisions on the Supreme Court concluded |
By a vote of court 1) unanimous decision 2) majority decision |
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Unanimous decision |
All 9 justices vote in agreement regarding a court case (rare) |
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Majority decision |
A majority (at least 5) of the 9 justices are in agreement regarding a court case |
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After a decision is reached there is a written explanation of the justices vote |
Majority decision Dissenting opinion |
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Majority opinion |
A Justice provides a written explanation of why the majority voted the way they did concerning a specific one |
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Dissenting opinion |
A Justice provides written explanation as to why the minoritu disagreed with the majority |
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What are the three levels of the federal court system |
1- us federal district court (12 districts) 2- US appeals court 3- US Supreme Court |
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What are the three levels of the federal court system |
1- us federal district court (12 districts) 2- US appeals court 3- US Supreme Court |
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How many federal court districts are there |
12 |
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Original jurisdiction |
When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here |
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Original jurisdiction |
When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here |
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Appellate jurisdiction |
These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law |
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Original jurisdiction |
When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here |
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Appellate jurisdiction |
These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law |
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If any appellate jurisdiction doesn't work what three things can an appeals court do |
Overturn- change decision of lower court Uphold- go along with lower court Remand-order a new trial |
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Original jurisdiction |
When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here |
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Appellate jurisdiction |
These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law |
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If any appellate jurisdiction doesn't work what three things can an appeals court do |
Overturn- change decision of lower court Uphold- go along with lower court Remand-order a new trial |
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Exclusive jurisdiction |
Case only heard by the federal court |
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Original jurisdiction |
When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here |
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Appellate jurisdiction |
These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law |
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If any appellate jurisdiction doesn't work what three things can an appeals court do |
Overturn- change decision of lower court Uphold- go along with lower court Remand-order a new trial |
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Exclusive jurisdiction |
Case only heard by the federal court |
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Concurrent jurisdiction |
Cases heard by state and federal courts |
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There are 8 exclusive jurisdictions in the federal court and if you get any of these you go to... |
Federal court |