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| Question | Answer |
| Supreme Court | -highest court in federal system -9 justices, appointed by the president -2 types of jurisdiction |
| Courts of Appeal | 12 regional "circuit" courts No original jurisdiction, strictly appellate |
| District Courts | -Lowest level in federal system -94 judicial districts in 50 states -Original jurisdiction |
| Article 3 | 3rd branch of govt., judicial gives congress the power to create all other federal courts |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | established the three-tiered structure |
| Marbury vs. Madison (1803) | established the power of judicial review |
| Judicial review | the power of the supreme court to declare legislature violates the Constitution |
| All federal judges are appointed by the _____ and confirmed by majority vote in the _____. | 1. President 2. Senate |
| Original Jurisdiction | authority of a court to hear a case for the first time |
| a writ of certiorari | an order from the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send the records to the Court |
| Rule of Four | at least 4 of the 9 justices have to vote to want to hear a case |
| Brief | written detailed statement arguing one side of the case |
| Majority Opinion | " opinion of the court" becomes the law of the land |
| Concurring opinion | written by one of the justices who voted with the majority but stresses different constitutional opinion |
| Dissenting or minority opinion | expresses a point of view that disagrees with majority opinion |
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