Federal Court
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Jurisdiction
Latin
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Terminology
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1.What is the
importance of the
litmus test?
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1.Why should
federal judges
serve for life?
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Topic 1 for $300
1.Explain two checks
on the judicial
branch.
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1.What is meant by the
term “blue slip”?
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1.These courts are
established by
Congress for
specialized purposes.
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Topic 2 for $100
1.Identify and define
the two types of lower
federal courts that
Congress has
created.
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1.In what way can the
Supreme Court have
different opinions
from the same
majority?
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What are the disadvantages
of the Supreme Court
changing prior decisions?
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1.How many justices
were in the Supreme
Court originally?
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1.How are justices
income set?
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Topic 3 for $100
What is a legal rule
stating who is
authorized to start a
lawsuit?
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What is a political
question?
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Which court hears
appeals from the
district courts?
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What does the book
describe as the
weapon of the
judiciary?
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1.What are diversity
cases?
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Topic 5 for $100
1.What is a writ of
certiorari?
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1.What is amicus
curiae?
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1.What is stare
decisis?
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1.What is per curiam
opinion?
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1.What is in forma
pauperis and what is
an example of it?
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FINAL
JEOPARDY
This doctrine allows
the federal and state
governments to
prosecute the same
person for the same
crime.
FINAL
JEOPARDY
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