Judicial Branch Flashcards
Covers the basic knowledge of the U.S. Judicial Branch.
To ask for another trial in a higher court is called an _____
appeal
In order to convict someone for treason they have to do the act of treason in the presence of _____ (number) witnesses.
2
Lying in court is called _____.
perjury
The title of the person that heads the U.S. Supreme Court is ______
Chief Justice
The judicial branch has the power to ____ the laws.
interpret
The term of office for a federal judge is _____.
life
The name of the current African-American U.S. Supreme Court judge is _______.
Clarence Thomas
The name of the first African-American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
The name of the first women appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was ______.
Sandra Day O’Connor
The schedule of court cases is called the _____.
docket
The officer of the court is called the ____.
bailiff
A body of citizens that judge an individual in court are called a _____.
jury
A person that testifies for you in court is called a _____.
witness
The name of the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court was ______.
John Jay
There are _____ (number) judges on the U.S. Supreme Court
9
A _____ is money paid to get someone released from jail.
bond
When a bond is paid to release someone from jail it is known as posting _____.
bail
The highest court in the United States is the ______.
Supreme Court
Showing disrespect in court is called ______ of court.
contempt
The name of the present United States Supreme Court Chief Justice is ______.
John Roberts Jr.
______ determines what federal courts will be established under the United States Supreme Court.
Congress
The minimum age for a federal judge is _____.
no specified amount
A federal judge must be a resident of the United States for _____.
no specified amount
If a person flees from prosecution in one state to another state the state he fled from can ask him to be returned from the state he fled to for trial. This is called _____.
extradition
In a case to which a State is a party the _______ would have original jurisdiction.
US Supreme Court
