Branches Of Gov

Question 1

What is the original jurisdiction of SCOTUS?

Answer 1

Cases involving ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and cases in which a state is a party.

Question 2

Can congress expand the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Ripeness

Answer 3

Issues must be fit for judicial review and plaintiff would suffer substantial hardship absent review

Question 4

When is a case dismissed as moot?

Answer 4

Plaintiff is not suffering from an ongoing injury

Question 5

Exceptions to mootness:

Answer 5

(1) injury is capable of repetition but evades review; (2) defendant voluntarily stops the act but is free to resume; or (3) in class action suit where the class rep is no longer suffering injury but other class members have viable claims

Question 6

Standing elements

Answer 6

(1) injury in fact; (2) causation; (3) redressability

Question 7

What is required for an injury in fact?

Answer 7

Particularized injury and concrete injury (not hypothetical)

Question 8

Third party standing:

Answer 8

A claimant with standing mar assert rights of third party: it’s difficult for the third party to assert their rights; a special relationship exist

Question 9

Sovereign immunity

Answer 9

Private party cannot sue a state in federal or state court unless: state waives sovereign immunity or congress has removed sovereign immunity

Question 10

Political question doctrine

Answer 10

Will not be decided- issues that are constitutionally committed to another branch of government or inherently capable of judicial resolution