Judicial Branch Flashcards
What’s their job?
Interprets the law, determines if things are constitutional or not
Origin story?
Originally wasn’t in AOC, in article 3 of Constitution. Designed to be the weakest but that’s not the case.
Currently liberal or conservative?
conservative
How many Supreme Court Justices?
9
The Supreme Court is the only FEDERAL court that determines _____________.
guilt or innocence
Original or Appellate jurisdiction?
Appellate
Does the Chief Justice have a term limit?
No
How long are the justices terms? Not including the Chief Justice
they dont have any limit
When does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
When there is a dispute between states or foreign minsters (all foreign affairs)
What is Judicial Review?
The power of the Supreme Court to determine if laws or acts are constitutional (for ALL laws/acts)
How many total Court of Appeals?
13
94 federal districts organized into ____ circuit courts?
12
Do Court of Appeals have original or appellate jurisdiction?
Appellate (cuz they hear appeals of previous rulings so it has to have been heard by a lower court before)
Do District Courts have original or appellate jurisdiction?
Original
T or F: every state has at least one district court
True
