Unit 5 AP Government

Question 0

Class action lawsuits

Answer 0

Lawsuits in which a small number of people sue on behalf of all people in similar circumstances

Question 1

Litigants

Answer 1

A party engaged in a lawsuit

Question 2

Criminal law

Answer 2

Body of law that deals with conduct considered harmful to society as a whole

Question 3

Civil law

Answer 3

Law which regulates affairs within citizens

Question 4

Justiciable disputes

Answer 4

Issues capable of being settled as a matter of law

Question 5

Which article describes the judicial branch

Answer 5

Article 3

Question 6

What was the only thing actually created by article 3

Answer 6

Established the Supreme Court

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Who is in charge of creating the court structure

Answer 7

Congress

Question 8

Legislative court

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Courts created by legislature other than courts created by the constitution

Question 9

Constitutional court judge’s terms

Answer 9

Life

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Legislative court judge’s terms

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4 years

Question 11

Examples of legislative courts

Answer 11

16th Amendment

Question 12

Judiciary act of 1789

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Created the structure of courts we have today

Question 13

Amicus curiae briefs

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Friend of the court. Someone who volunteers to offer information on a point of law or some other aspect of the case to assist the court in deciding a matter before it

Question 14

Original jurisdiction

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The first court to hear a case

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Appellate jurisdiction

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The power that a court has to review the decision of a lower court

Question 16

How many district courts are there

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94

Question 17

How many judges serve in each district of district courts

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Between 2 and 28

Question 18

What type of jurisdiction do district judges have

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Original

Question 19

Do district courts have juries

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Yes

Question 20

How many appeals courts are there

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13

Question 21

How many judges hear cases in appeals courts

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3

Question 22

What type of jurisdiction do appeals courts have

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Appellate

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Do appeals courts have juries

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No

Question 24

Solicitor general

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Argues on behalf of the government in virtually every case in which the United States is a party

Question 25

How are Supreme Court judge's selected

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President nominates them and senate approves by a 51% vote

Question 26

Senatorial courtesy

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The senate will not confirm a nominee who is opposed by a senator from the nominee's state of that senator is a member of the President's party

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Sonia Sotomayor

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Liberal Hispanic Obama

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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Liberal | 1st Woman

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Thurgood Marshall

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Liberal | 1st African American on the Court

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Clarence Thomas

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Conservative Black judge Bush

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Anita Hill

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Nominated by Bush but dropped out | Liberal

Question 32

Antonio Scalia

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Conservative Most senior conservative Reagan

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Most Liberal Old lady Clinton

Question 34

Which president tried to increase the size of the Supreme Court

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FDR

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Who is in charge of the size of the Supreme Court and their jurisdiction

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Congress

Question 36

Per curiam decision

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A ruling by the court that is unanimous and anonymous. Cannot stand as precedent

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Stare decisis means

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The policy of the court to stand by precedent

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Dissenting opinion

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Minority's opinion you don't agree with the other judges

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Concurring opinion

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When you agree with the other judges but it's for a different reason

Question 40

Precedents

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A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases

Question 41

How does the Supreme Court decide what cases they will hear

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The rule of 4

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Judicial review

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The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress are in accord with the U.S. Constitution

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What court case established judicial review

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Marbury v. Madison

Question 44

Standing to sue

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The right or capacity to initiate a suit. Dred Scott

Question 45

What does the doctrine of political questions say

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Prevents court of law from determining issues which are essentially political

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Writ of certiorari

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An order by a higher court directing a lower court, tribunal, or public authority to send the record in a given case for review

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Rule of Four

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At least 4 of the 9 justices must agree that the case should be put on the docket

Question 48

Judicial implementation

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Taking policies and and actually enforcing them

Question 49

What was the reputation of the Warren court

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It was liberal His decisions were extremely controversial for the time Judicial activism

Question 50

Schechter Poultry Company v. US

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Declared the Nation Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional Schechter won

Question 51

United States v. Nixon

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Executive privilege | Nixon lost and had to hand over the tapes

Question 52

Bush v. Gore

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Equal protection clause Gore wanted a recount Bush won

Question 53

Judicial activism v. Judicial restraint

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Judicial activism- the belief that is the role of judges to make bold policy decisions and possibly even chart new constitutional ground. Judicial restraint- theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power.

Question 54

Original intent

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A view that the constitution should be interpreted according to the original intent of the Framers