Vocab
Federal
Court
Court
Basics
General
info
Rando
Cardission
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Question 1 - 10
• What is the Constitution
Answer 1 – 10
outline the structure of the American
government (or state)
Question 1 - 20
• What is a case law?
Answer 1 – 20
• Court decisions that inform judicial ruling
Question 1 - 30
• Define Statutes
Answer 1 – 30
• laws made by the national or state
government
Question 1 - 40
• Precedent
Answer 1 – 40
• a court ruling based on past cases that are
similar to the current case
Question 1 - 50
• Define Jurisdiction of the court
Answer 1 – 50
• The authority to hear certain cases
Question 2 - 10
• What are the 3 layers of the Federal Court
system? IN ORDER
Answer 2 – 10
1. Supreme Court
2. Courts of Appeals
3. U.S. District Courts and Specialized Federal
Courts
Question 2 - 20
• Give 2 facts about District Courts
Answer 2 – 20
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94 courts
Lowest level of the federal judicial system
Trial courts for both criminal/civil federal cases
District Courts has original jurisdiction to hear
cases involving
– Constitutional law
– Cases Involving citizens of different states
Question 2 - 30
• If a mistake was made during a case, where
would you go?
Answer 2 – 30
• Court of Appeals
Question 2 - 40
• What is the most important power of the
Supreme Court?
Answer 2 – 40
• The ability to determine is a law is
constitutional
Question 2 - 50
• Give 3 examples of what/who Federal
Jurisdiction applies to
• (there was a list of 5+ in your notes)
Answer 2 – 50
1. Ambassadors and other representatives of
foreign governments
2. Two or more states government
3. United States government or one of it offices or
agencies
4. Citizens who are resident of different states
5. Citizens who are residents of the same state but
claim land under grants of different states
Question 3 - 10
• What are the two types of court
Answer 3 – 10
• Federal Courts
• State Courts
Question 3 - 20
• Appellate Jurisdiction gives courts what
power?
Answer 3 – 20
• The power to review cases already decided in
lower court
Question 3 - 30
• Concurrent jurisdiction gives courts what
ability?
Answer 3 – 30
• both federal and state courts have jurisdiction
over cases
Question 3 - 40
• Limited Jurisdiction does what?
Answer 3 – 40
• The power to hear only certain kinds of cases
(example tax cases)
Question 3 - 50
• What is the only court that Congress
established?
Answer 3 – 50
• Supreme Court
Question 4 - 10
• How long are Judges appointed for?
Answer 4 – 10
• Life…. Which is also what you will get for 200
pounds of pure Colombian cocaine…
Question 4 - 20
• What is Senatorial courtesy?
Answer 4 – 20
• It allows senators from the president party to
have a say in the appointment of judges in
their state
Question 4 - 30
• What is the point or reason of the Miranda
rights
Answer 4 – 30
• It is intended to protect the suspect’s Fifth
Amendment right to refuse to answer selfincriminating questions
Question 4 - 40
• What does it mean if a court affirms a ruling?
Answer 4 – 40
• When a appellate court decides no mistakes
was made
Question 4 - 50
• Why (specifically) was the Marbury vs.
Madison case so important?
Answer 4 – 50
• This is the first time the Supreme Court
overturns an act of Congress.
• Checks & balances in action!
• Judicial Review- Supreme Court’s ability to
declare a law or act unconstitutional
Question 5 - 10
• What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the
outside?
Answer 5 – 10
• Strawberry
Question 5 - 20
• What does the “00” stand for in “007”
– Yes, as in James Bond
Answer 5 – 20
• A license to kill
Question 5 - 30
• How many letters are there in the Hawaiian
alphabet?
Answer 5 – 30
• 12
• Vowels
– A,E,I,O,U
• Consonants
– H,K,L,M,N,P,W
Question 5 - 40
• How many grooves are there on the edge of a
quarter
Answer 5 – 40
• 119
Question 5 - 50
• How long can a cockroach live after it has lost
its head?
Answer 5 – 50
• 9 days…