Prep game judicial

How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?

Nine

Which house of Congress must approve presidential appointment to the court?

Senate

Which article in the constitution discusses the courts

Article three

Writ of Cert is the same as….

A certificate

What do you write when your case is accepted by the courts?

Briefs are written to explain your Point of view

What do lower quartz use to send up your records?

Writ of CERT

How many judges does it take to hear a case?

4

The secret meeting of the justices

Conference

Law between individuals is called…

Civil law

This limits who may hear a case, the authority geographic or legal

Jurisdiction

Person who argues before the Supreme Court and represents the government

Solicitor General

note: What power is held by all federal courts, and only federal courts

Judicial review

note: what limits the power of the court?

stare decisis

How long are federal judges appointed for?

for life

What are the two types of jurisdictions?

Pellet and Original

Briefs submitted by someone who's not in the case- “friend of the court”……

Amicus Curiae

This means I agree with majority opinion but for different reasons

Concurring opinion

when pres. talks to senators of the state they elect that justice from

senatorial courtesy

power used broadly

Judicial

most cases are held in

`state courts

federal court trials are conducted in

district courts

only way to change a Supreme Court decision is by

constitutional amendment

controversy between states are

are part of the original jurisdiction

who presides over the impeachment of the president

chief justice

congress can create all courts inferior to the

supreme court

who deals with all judicial appointments

senate judiciary committee

what established the federal courts

the judiciary act

the selection of federal judges is very

political

a stamens of the courts ruling is called

an opinion

authority a court has

jurisdiction

court uses their power broadly, brown v board is an example

judicial ACTIVE