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30 Cards in this Set
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What dictates that fed. judges have an edu. or prof. background in law?
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Tradition only
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S.C. appellate jurisdiction extends to what?
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Constitution, fed. law and regulations, and treaties, legal controversies crossing state boundaries...
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Appellate laws retry cases.
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False
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S.C. is particularly important for what?
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Setting precedents for lower courts
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The S.C. has nearly complete discretion on the cases it will hear.
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True.
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How many justices must agree to accept a writ for it to be heard?
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4 of 9
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When is the S.C. most likely to grant certiorari?
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When the Solicitor General requests it
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In recent years, how many S.C. decisions have reversed lower court decisions?
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3/4
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Arguments are more important than briefs.
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False.
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Judicial reviews are more important than arguments.
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True.
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What two things does a court decision indicate?
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Which party the court supports and by what margin
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What is important about Justice Hugo Black and the Gideon v. Wainwright decision?
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G. vs W. adopted his dissenting opinion.
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Judge Jerome Frank's "upper court myth"
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said that lower courts are like an arena but all follow decisions of supreme courts.
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What is the lowest fed. court? How many are in each state?
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District; 1-4
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All federal judges are appt. by the president.
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True
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District courts are the only courts that do what 2 things?
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Hear testimonies; only one judge usually hears
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Most fed. cases end when?
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At district courts
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When a case is appealed, it goes where?
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To appellate courts
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Appellate judges act like what in reviewing trials?
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Supervisors
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How many general appeals courts are there?
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12
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How many judges sit on court of appeals?
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4 to 26
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What is the Claims Court's specialty?
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hear cases of the US Gov being sued for damages
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What is the US Court of National Trade's specialty?
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Hearing decisions made by the US Customs Office rulings
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What is the US Court of Military Appeals' specialty?
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hears appeals of military courts-martial
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Each state decides for itself the structure of its courts and method of judicial appt.
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True.
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Most judges are elected how?
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Merit plan
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What is the "fed. court myth"?
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Holds that fed. judiciary is the most significant part of the judicial system.
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Most crimes and civil controversies are handled by who?
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State and local law
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What % of presidential nominees have be rejected by the Senate on the grounds of judicial qualifications?
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20
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Presidents appoint how many judges in 4 years?
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200
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