Week 1 - Thursday Flashcards
Who is the U.S. Secretary of Defense?
Ashton B. Carter
Who is the Attorney General of the United States?
Loretta Lynch
Who is the U.S. Senate Majority Leader?
Mitch McConnell
Who is the Speaker of the U.S. House?
John Boehner
How many U.S. Senators are there in the U.S. Senate?
100
_______ is the power or authority for a court to act.
jurisdiction
How many members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives?
435
One kind of decision the Supreme Court can issue is Tie Decision. Name the other three?
- Majority
- Tie
- Plurality
- Unanimous
A petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case is called a ________ and the official notice that the Supreme Court will review a case is called a ______________.
Petition of Certiorari
Writ of Certiorari
On the U.S. Supreme Court, there is one Chief Justice and ________ associate justices.
8
The name of the person who is head of the county government of Harris County is _______.
Ed Emmett
The fundamental law of a City is its
charter
To bring a lawsuit, the plaintiff must have
standing
The statutes of a city are called
ordinances
Which federal courts have the power to probate a will?
none
The court’s power over a person is called _______
in personam jurisdiction
The body of law that is not based in statute is called
common law
What 3 words start every session of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!
Name two U.S. Courts with specialized jurisdiction.
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Explain diversity of citizenship in relation to federal jurisdiction.
jurisdiction to hear a case where parties are from two different states or one state and one country, amount in controversy is $75,000 or more
What does en banc mean?
All judges on that particular court hear the case
The governor of Texas is
Greg Abbott
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is
Dan Patrick
The police chief of Houston is
Chuck McClelland
Name the 8 associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Samuel Alito
- Stephen Breyer
- Ruth Ginsburg
- Elena Kagan
- Anthony Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Sonia Sotomeyer
- Clarence Thomas
Who is the Secretary of State?
John Kerry
Paralegals should know these provisions and protections of the Constitution:
The Supremacy Clause The Commerce Clause Freedom of speech Freedom of religion The Due Process Clause The Equal Protection Clause
Supremacy Clause
A clause in the U.S. Constitution that establishes that the federal Const., treaties, federal laws, and federal regulations are the supreme law of the land.
Commerce Clause
A clause of the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes.”
The Due Process Clause
A clause that provides that no person shall be deprived of “life, liberty, or property” without due process of the law.
The Equal Protection Clause
A clause that provides that state, local, and federal governments cannot deny to any person the “equal protection of the laws.”
