Chapter 14-2310 Flashcards
Mention statements about federal judges
They serve until they die or retire voluntarily.
The only way to remove them is through impeachment.
They are appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
According to Alexander Hamilton’s argument in Federalist No. 78, the best way to ensure that the federal courts exercise their power reasonably and fairly is to
Appoint federal judges for life
In a majority of the state conventions to ratify the Constitution (8 of 13), it was claimed that ______ would have the power to nullify actions that violated the Constitution.
the judiciary
The federal court case that established judicial review was
Marbury v. Madison
The federal court that features two sides presenting a case to a jury for a verdict is
A district court
True or false: The Constitution requires that federal judges be citizens and at least thirty years old.
false
Reason: Unlike other federal offices, the Constitution has no age, residency, or citizenship requirements for federal judges.
Alexander Hamilton said that of all the branches of government, the Supreme Court was the Blank
weakest
Which of the following circuit courts has jurisdiction over appeals involving patents and international trade?
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
What was the first opportunity to determine whether or not the judiciary had the power to nullify actions that violated the Constitution?
when a dispute arose after the election of 1800
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
Nine
The concept of judicial review means that Blank
the judicial branch has the power to declare null and void government actions that it finds unconstitutional
The Supreme Court tends to hear cases
of substantial legal significance
What describes the U.S. district courts?
They are the lowest federal courts.
Following oral argument, the Supreme Court justices meet in complete privacy and secrecy to discuss and vote on the case. This meeting of the justices is called
a judicial conference
The Constitution establishes the Supreme Court. Which entity is empowered by the Constitution to establish the lower federal courts?
Congress
Which of the following are issued by the Supreme Court after hearing a case?
-one or more opinions
-a decision
Appellate courts review which aspect of lower court decisions?
how a lower court applied the law
Which of the following is true of appeals to the Supreme Court?
The issue must involve a federal constitutional question or federal law.
Define Majority opinion
Choiceissued when all or most of the justices agree on the legal basis of a decision
What is the definition of Plurality opinion
Choiceissued when some justices agree on the majority’s decision but disagree with the legal basis for it
What is the definition Concurring opinion
Choiceissued by a justice in the majority when that justice disagrees with all or part of the majority’s reasoning
Dissenting opinion
matches
How is defined Dissenting opinion
matches
Choiceissued by one or more justices on the losing side to explain their reasoning
What is Per curiam opinion
matches
Choiceissued as an unsigned decision for the Court as a whole
When four Supreme Court justices agree to request a record of the case from a lower court, the court issues a ______.
writ of certiorari