supreme court

Question	Answer
supreme court	hights court in the federal system with nine justices appointed by president
courts of appeal	12 regional courts, no original jurisdiction only appeal
district courts	lowest level in the federal system, 94 judicial districts in 50 states no appellate jurisdiction, original jurisdiction
article 3	judicial branch power to create all federal courts
Judiciary act of 1789	established three-tiered structure
marbury v. madison	judicial review
judicial review	power of supreme court to declare laws constituional or not
president , senate	all federal judges are appounted by the ___ and confirmed by the ____
original jurisdiction	authority of a court to hear a case for the first time
writ of certiorari	court order to send the records to a higher one
rule of four	at least 4 jutices must rule to here a case
brief	written detailed statement arguing one side of a case
majority opinion	courts ruling
concurring opinion	different reason to vote with the majority
dissenting opinion	explains why a justice disagreed with the majority

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