Chapter 16: Supreme Court Flashcards
Requirements for judges (are/aren’t) political
There are more political: democracy v. republican
What are the age and citizenship requirements for a judge?
There are no age or citizenship requirements in the constitution
True or False: You have to be a lawyer to be a judge
You don’t have to be
If a president doesn’t want to nominate a justice, the responsibility can be handed over to who?
To a senator
Often used during nomination of appellate or district court justice
Senatorial Courtesy
Used to decide if a candidate shares the same idea or not and then an opinion is formed
Litmus Test
The possibility of political power can do what to nominations
affect nominations
What is a requirement for justice nominations in terms of diversity
Want to better represent american’s diversity
Who starts the process of confirmation
Senate
Scrutinizing the background of a nominee after confirmation
Investigations
Who gets involved in the confirmation
Those that may have a stake in upcoming cases
How long does a justice serve
Forever!
What are the 3 main jobs of a justice
- Determine is a case makes it to the court (rule 4)
- listen to oral arguments
- Interpret Laws
What are 3 reasons why a case might not make it on the docket
- too political and they must leave it up to congress
- Already clearly decided in other courts
- Not worthy (Decision won’t make an impact on the nation as a whole)
Each side of the case has 30 minutes to argue their side
Oral argument
