Judicial Branch Review
Review 1
1. What is judicial activism?
2. What is the only court mentioned in the Constitution? SC
3. What court case established judicial review? Marbury v Madison
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5. At the Constitutional Convention what was the main argument against the development of a
federal court system? Believed it would overpower state courts
Review 2
1. What is judicial Review?
2. Most court cases end how? Plea Bargain
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4. A geographical area over which a court of appeals hears a case is known as: circuit
5. Most court cases are heard where? State district courts
Review 3
1. The United States has a dual court system, what does that mean? State and federal court
structures
2. Most court cases end how? Plea bargain
3. How many judges serve on the Appellate Court? 3
4. How many federal district courts are there? 94
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Review 4
1. T or F: Appellate courts provide juries? F
2. Stare Decisis means: honoring precedents set in other cases
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4. Roughly, how many requests for review does the S.C receive each year: 8,000
5. How many court cases does the Supreme Court hear each year? Less than 100
Review5
1. How many SC Justices have to agree to hear a case before it is put on the docket? 4
2. Who represents the US for SC cases? Solicitor General
3. Before the trial, who does the difficult job of analyzing the cases that come before the court?
Law clerks
4. Name the documents filed by friends of the court? Amicus curiae
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Review 6
1. If the Chief Justice is impeached, who temporarily takes over? Most experienced justice
2. Who sets the salaries of federal judges? Congress
3. What court cases decided that there is no constitutional guarantee of unqualified executive
privilege: US v. NIxon
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5. The Warren Court Era represented what type of judicial philosophy? Activism
Final Jeopardy: Name the court case
1. Integrated the public school system: Brown v Board
2. You have the right to remain silent… Miranda v Arizona
3. States cannot interfere with or tax the legitimate activities of the federal government is due
to what court case: McCullough v. Maryland
4. What court case upheld Separate but equal upheld… Plessy v Ferguson
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