Chapter 18 Flashcards
who appoints justices
the president
judicial review
judges have the power to review the actions of the executive and legislative branch
lowest level of government
US district court
middle level of government
US circuit court of appeals
highest level of government
US supreme court
US district court #
about 100
US circuit court of appeals #
12
US supreme court #
1
in what article
3
Judiciary Act of 1789
established lower federal courts
where is the US supreme court
Washington, DC
court recorder
records everything said and done during trial
why are cases recorded
in case the defendant appeals
transcripts
the records taken by the court recorder
brief
legal research paper
where do you go if you appeal in a US district court
you go to the US circuit court of appeals
where do you go if your appeal is denied in a US circuit court of appeals
US supreme court
where do you go if your appeal is denied is a US supreme court
trial ends
chief justice of supreme court
John Roberts
first woman on the US Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor
first black man on the US Supreme Court
John Marshall
what is the famous case argued by John Marshall
Brown v. Board of Education
how many woman are on the US supreme court
3
who is the only black man on the US supreme court
Clarence Thomas
who is the first Hispanic female on US supreme court
Sonia Sotomayor
how many supreme justices did Donald Trump appoint
2
names of supreme justices appointed by Donald Trump
- Gorsich
- Kavanaugh
type of vote used to elect supreme justiced
majority
how many cases does the supreme court get every year
100,000
how many cases does the supreme court take every year
100
Rule of Four
read briefs on cases and if 4 justices agree the case is accepted to a hearing
how do you leave the Supreme Court
- death
- retirement
- impeachment
what type of vote does it take for someone to be convicted of a crime
unanimous
