Judicial Review

Question 1

Original Jurisdiction

Answer 1

(can go directly to sp ct): congress cannot enlarge or restrict the original jurisdiction of the sp ct.

Question 2

Appellate Jurisdiction

Answer 2

If case is being appealed to sp. Ct. Congress may regulate appellate jurisdiction.

Question 3

Supreme court vs. Lower Federal Courts

Answer 3

o Congress cannot tell supreme court what to do

o Congress has the power to establish more additional lower fed cts and determine what kind of cases district court will hear.

Question 4

Mootness

Answer 4

Its over, its already been resolved no issue to now be litigated

Question 5

Ripeness

Answer 5

Its not ready to be brought to court.

AKA nothing has happened yet. The future

Question 6

Standing

Answer 6

You have to have standing to bring case in fed court.

Individual bringing the case has to have a personal injury at stake to have standing.

Question 7

No Case or Controversy

Answer 7

Means there actually has to be an actual dispute.

AKA theres no mootness, ripeness or standing.

Question 8

Independent and Adequate State Grounds

Answer 8

A case will not go to federal court if it was based on independent and adequate state ground.

As long as tell u state supreme ct resolved this correctly. There is no fed constit law to b resolved. Theres no conflict, remaining issue.
there no reason to bring to fed ct.

 If say although state constit issue was resolved theres still equal protect issue under fed constit that wasn’t done right: Then it will go to fed ct because it was not decided based on indep and adequate state grounds.

Question 9

Political question: Justiciability

Answer 9

Fed cts will not hear cases regarding a subj of another branch of gov (legislative, executive branch).

Question 10

11th amendment

Answer 10

The citizens of 1 state cannot sue its own state or another state.

Exceptions:
 A state can be sued if it consents to the suit.

 A government official may be sued by a citizen

Municipalities can be sued