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role of judicial branch
interpret and define the law
where is judicial branch mentioned in the constitution
article III
federal courts
94
how many justices preside over each federal district cases
1
what cases can federal district courts hear
civil and criminal
how many federal court of appeals are there
13
how many justices preside over court of appeals cases
3
where would chattanooga appeals go to?
cincinnati, ohio
how many supreme court justices are there
9
current chief justice
john roberts
current associate justices:
thomas, alito, sotomayor, kagan, gorsuch, kavanaugh, barrett, jackson
who nominates the supreme court justice
president
senate
who confirms supreme court justice nominee
serve for life on good behavior
the justice will ___________
original jurisdiction
court is first one to hear case
appellate jurisdiction
court can only hear case on appeals
original
what type of jurisdiction do district courts have
appellate
what type of jurisdiction does the court of appeals have
both
does supreme ct have original or appellate jurisdiction
grand jury (16-23)
who decides if there is enough evidence to charge someone for federal crime
judicial review
power to declare acts of govt unconstitutional
writ of certiorari
when supreme ct accepts case, they file a
rule of 4
4 justices have to agree to hear case in order for it to go to supreme ct.
no evidence, and each attorney gets 30 min
what is special about supreme ct cases
majority opinion
opinion of five or more judges
dissenting opinion
opinion of those against decision
concurring opinion
opinion that agrees with decision but for another reason
John Jay
first chief justice of US
marbury vs madison
case that established judicial review
mcculloch vs. maryland
case that stated congressional implied powers supersede state law
dred scott vs. sandford
case that declared missouri compromise unconstitutional
plessy vs. ferguson
case that established separate but equal doctrine
brown vs. board of education
case that overturned separate but equal doctrine
gideon vs. wainwright
case that extended right to counsel for felony defendants in states
roe vs. wade
case that gives right to abortion under 14th amendment right to privacy
obergehell vs. hodges
case that states that states cannot ban same-sex marriage
2/3
majority in both house and senate when ratifying an amendment
3/4
majority in state legislatures when ratifying an amendment
speech, religion, press, peacefully assemble, petition govt
included in first amendment:
15th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on race
19th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on sex
24th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on non-payment of poll taxes
26th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on age 18 and older
immunity clause, due process clause, equality protection clause
three clauses of 14th amendment
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