Judicial Branch

Question 1

Purpose

Answer 1

To interpret the laws created

Question 2

How do people become federal judges

Answer 2

Are appointed by president 
Approved by senate 
No requirements needed though most are lawyers or Judges 
Current Chief Justice 
John roberts

Question 3

How long are federal judges allowed to serve

Answer 3

For life unless they are impeached for poor actions or poor behavior and 12 judges have been impeached seven found guilty and removed or if you are resigned which means leave the post

Question 4

What is the Supreme Court in session

Answer 4

First Monday of October and it ends on June or July of the following year

Question 5

Tier system

Answer 5

1 court Supreme Court 9 justices
12 courts court of appeals 3 justices
94 courts District Court 1 justice

Question 6

Most important justice from history

Answer 6

John Marshall
Appointed by John Adams before he gave up his presidency to Thomas Jefferson
His purpose on the bench post to prevent Thomas Jefferson I’m downsizing the national government that George Washington and John Adams establish during their time as president

Question 7

What is the Judiciary act of 1789

Answer 7

6 Supreme Court justices

creation of all the federal court

Question 8

Marbury versus Madison

Answer 8

In Porten case is history of the Judiciary branch

Judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional

Question 9



Answer 9

The creation of the power of “Judicial review “ came to be

Question 10

Judicial review

Answer 10

The courts have the ability To review any law/bill/executive order me and determine if it fits the constitution or not. If not, the law/bills/executive order is removed as it is unconstitutional

Question 11

Plessy versus Ferguson

Answer 11

“Separate but equal “was constitutional

Question 12

Brown versus board of education

Answer 12

“Separate but equal was unconstitutional”

Question 13

Greg versus Georgia

Answer 13

The death penalty did not violate the eighth amendment

Question 14

Miranda versus Arizona

Answer 14

Please officers must tell her recipe for their rights under the law

Question 15

Bush versus Gore

Answer 15

Decision said that poor can I have a continual recount. Bush was declared winner of the state of Florida

Question 16

Heart of Atlanta motel versus United States

Answer 16

Public ACCOMMODATIONS Have no right to sleep guess as they see it. Hotels/motels cannot discriminate based on race/ethnicity/religion/gender/etc.

Question 17

KOREMATSU versus United States

Answer 17

The Need to protect against ESPIONAGE outweighed the rights of citizens

Question 18

Gideon versus Wainwright

Answer 18

Citizens have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one

Question 19

Texas versus Johnson

Answer 19

Burning of the national flag is protected under “expression “in the first amendment

Question 20

Judicial activism

Answer 20

The court should play a more active role in creating national Policies and answering questions of conflict in society

Question 21

Judicial restraint

Answer 21

The court should operate strictly within the limits of the constitution and only answer questions of a clear violation of the Constitution is present. Policy making should be left up to the executive and legislative branches