General

Question 1

“In all federal cases, in which a State shall be a party, the SC shall have original jx”

Answer 1

Article 3, Section 2, Clause 2

Question 2

T/F
Article 3, Section 2, Clause 2 require that the SC have exclusive original jx over all matters in which a state is a party

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Congress can allow certain suits where the state is a party to b filed in ___ without violating ____

Answer 3

federal district courts

the constitution

Question 4

In ordeer for an opinion to not be advisory, there must be ____ & ____

Answer 4

an actual dispute between adverse litigants

a substantial likelihood that a federal court decision in favor of a claimant will bring about some change or have some effect.

Question 5

Justice Marshall emphizied in Marbury that is the ____ and duty of the ____ branch to say ____

Answer 5

province
judicial
what the law is

Question 6

T/F

It is the role of executive officials to review court decisions for accuracy

Answer 6

False
This is the role of the judicial branch. Legislation that allows for review by the executive branch violates the principle of separation of powers

Question 7

Injury must be ___ & ___

Answer 7

actual and imminent

Question 8

“To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes”

Answer 8

Article 1, sec. 8, cl. 3

Question 9

What are the three broad categories of activity that Congress may regulate under the Commerce Clause?.

Answer 9

(1) The power to regulate the use of CHANNELS of interstate commerce such as waterways or highways;
(2) The power to regulate the INSTRUMENTALITIES of interstate commerce such as airplanes or trucks; and
(3) The power to regulate those activities that SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT interstate commerce

Question 10

What constitutes as a “channel”?

Answer 10

Highways, waterways, airways

Question 11

What constitutes as “instrumentalities”?

Answer 11

Airplanes, trucks, boats