Judicial Review

Question 1

Original Jurisdiction

Answer 1

Goes directly to the Supreme Ct

-Congress cannot enlarge or restrict the original jurisdiction of the supreme ct.

“Shall not”

Question 2

Appellate Jurisdiction

Answer 2

-Appealed to the Supreme Ct

-Congress may regulate appellate jurisdiction

Congress cannot tell the Supreme Ct what to do but they can create additional lower cts and jurisidiction.

Question 3

Mootness

Answer 3

If a case is moot it has been resolved

Question 4

Ripeness

Answer 4

A case is not ready to be brought into federal court
“law is being considered not yet passed”

Question 5

Standing

Answer 5

Personal injury at stake in order to be able to bring the case

Question 6

No Case or Controversy

Answer 6

Some sort of actual dispute

Question 7

Independent and Adequate State Ground

Answer 7

A case will not go to Federal ct if it was based on independent and adequate state ground

“State Supreme Ct resolved the case”

Question 8

Political Question

Answer 8

Federal Ct will not hear a case if the subject matter is about legislative work

Question 9

11th Amendment

Answer 9

Citizens of one state cannot sue its own or another state

Exception:
-Can be sued if it consents to it
“State statute”

Government official can be sued
Municipalities can be sued