Courts

Question 0

What’s criminal law?

Answer 0

Codes of behavior related to the protection of property & individual safety.

Question 1

What’s judicial review?

Answer 1

Allows courts to control the president.

Question 2

What’s civil law?

Answer 2

Codes of behavior related to business & contractional relationships between groups and individuals.

Question 3

What’s are the four elements in each case?

Answer 3

Plaintiff, defendant, judge & jury.

Question 4

What’s the difference between a constitutional and legislative court?

Answer 4

Constitutional- federal courts created by the constitution or by congress pursuant to its authority.
Legislative- courts established by congress for a purpose.

Question 5

What’s a district court?

Answer 5

Another name for trial courts of original jurisdiction. (89 of them)

Question 6

What’s cases do district courts hear?

Answer 6

•federal government is a party
•fed. question based on a claim under the constitution
•civil suits in which citizens from different states owe more then
75,000

Question 7

What’s the difference between a district & appeal court?

Answer 7

Appeal courts have no original jurisdiction.

Question 8

What’s a dual system?

Answer 8

Federal and state courts.

Question 9

What’s a trial court?

Answer 9

Court of original jurisdiction where cases begin.

Question 10

What’s a appellate court?

Answer 10

Court that generally reviews only findings of law made by lower courts.

Question 11

What does the supreme court do?

Answer 11

It reviews cases from us courts of appeals & state supreme courts. It’s also the final interpreter of the constitution.

Question 12

How many justices and associate justices are there?

Answer 12

9; 8.

Question 13

How are federal court judges selected?

Answer 13

1. Political process
2. Nominated by president and confirmed by the us senate
3. Philosophical stamp on court system
4. From nominating presidents party.

Question 14

What power does the supreme court have?

Answer 14

Power to carnage earlier decisions.

Question 15

What’s the rule of 4?

Answer 15

In order for the court to decide a case, 4 justices must agree to do so. Denying a decision may mean any number of things:
•case lacks a fed. issue
•party lacks standing
•court agrees with a lower court
•case is a political hot potato and no one wants to touch case

Question 16

When does the supreme courts term begin?

Answer 16

On the first Monday in Oct. and continues until end of June.

Question 17

When do they hear cases?

Answer 17

Mondays- Thursdays.

Question 18

What does the Supreme Court do before oral arguments?

Answer 18

The justices read the attorneys brief.

Question 19

What do justices do?

Answer 19

They hear 30 min. oral arguments from each side. Much of that time is spent answering questions.

Question 20

What do justices do on Fridays?

Answer 20

They have arguments with etiquette.

Question 21

What do they do in case of tie?

Answer 21

The previous court decision stands, majority rules.

Question 22

What’s jurisdiction?

Answer 22

Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues of any case.

Question 23

What’s original jurisdiction?

Answer 23

The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These courts determine the facts of a case.

Question 24

What’s appellate jurisdiction?

Answer 24

The power vested in particular courts to review &/or revise the decision of a lower court.

Question 25

What’s overturn?

Answer 25

Guilty to innocent.

Question 26

What’s sustained?

Answer 26

Stays the same (guilty stays guilty or vice versa)

Question 27

What’s remand?

Answer 27

Do over

Question 28

What’s writ of certiorari?

Answer 28

Can choose to hear a case or not.

Question 29

Where do u overturn, sustain, or remand?

Answer 29

In the appeals court.