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Review questions about the federal judicial branch in U.S. government
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Who is this?
Alito
Scalia
Thomas
Breyer
2
What SC case ruling stated that requiring separate train cars for whites and blacks was ok?
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
3
A justice writes this when he or she does not agree with the majority opinion.
concurring
dissenting
unanimous
per curiam
4
Decisions in cases determined by precedent are done under what principle?
iniuriam
writ of certiorari
amicus curiae
stare decisis
5
Who is this?
Breyer
Thomas
Roberts
Scalia
6
What is the name for a trial jury?
mal jury
grand jury
small jury
petit jury
7
Who determines how many justices are on the Supreme Court?
the Bureaucracy
the President
Congress
the Public
8
Which court shapes policy because their decisions are usually final?
Circuit
Supreme
District
Appellate
9
Who confirms appointments to the Supreme Court?
the Senate
the House
Congress
the President
10
Which amendment guarantees your right to due process?
5th and 14th
6th and 17th
5th and 6th
6th and 14th
11
These courts derive their power from the state constitutions and laws
state courts
constitutional courts
federal courts
concurrent courts
12
How many appellate regions are there in the U.S.?
9
12
94
14
13
When rulings serve as guides to be considered in future cases, they are:
litigants
precedents
due process
indictment
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What does "amicus curiae" mean?
records sent from inferior court to higher court
friend of the court
precedents set from similar cases
let the decision stand
15
What type of opinion is unsigned by the Court?
majority
concurring
per curiam
stare decisis
16
What level of our court system has the jurisdiction in cases involving maritime law?
federal
circuit
concurrent
state
17
Which Supreme Court case overturned the separate but equal doctrine?
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
18
This is the Senate's control over the Supreme Court.
override power
veto power
confirmation power
amendment power
19
Which court hears cases involving tariff disputes?
Tax Court
Territorial Court
Court of International Trade
Court of D.C.
20
Cases involving maritime law come under jurisdiction of the
federal courts
maritime courts
state courts
appellate courts
21
A written statement that sets forth the legal arguments of a case:
brief
indictment
bloc
litigant
22
If the government has not paid a bill for goods or services, you can sue in this court
Veteran's Appeals
Tax Court
Court of Federal Claims
Courts of D.C.
23
What is an order from the Court to send up records based on a party seeking review?
stare decisis
iniuriam
writ of certiorari
amicus curiae
24
What is the term for people engaged in a civil lawsuit?
litigant
defendant
jury
prosecution
25
What court case established judicial review?
McCullough v. Maryland
Brown v. Board
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
26
Type of opinion is written by a justice who agrees with the majority but for different reasons:
concurring
dissenting
majority
unanimous
27
Who is this?
Sotomayor
Roberts
Kagan
Ginsburg
28
Under what jurisdiction are the majority of Supreme Court cases heard?
expressed
concurrent
original
appellate
29
How many federal district courts are there?
435
14
94
100
30
How do we refer to a group of justices who tend to vote together?
swing
conservative
bloc
liberal
31
Who is this?
Kennedy
Sotomayor
Kagan
Ginsburg
32
A state may not take a person's life, liberty, or property without
due process of law
appellate jurisdiction
a Supreme Court opinion
original jurisdiction
33
When state courts and federal courts have jurisdiction, what type is it?
concurrent
original
appellate
precedent
34
What is the court of last resort?
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
District Court
35
Who argues the federal government's case before the Supreme Court?
Solicitor General
The Speaker
Attorney General
Surgeon General
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What jurisdiction do trial courts have?
expressed
appellate
original
concurrent
