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what part of the Constitution governs the judiciary

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what types of cases do federal courts have power to decide

  • under the constitution

  • under federal law

  • which parties are from different states

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SC justices are required to lawyers

y/n

no

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Who is know as the “Great Chief Justice“

John Marshall

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who is known as the first “Great Dissenter“

John Harlan

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By what authority is the number of justices serving on the US SC established?

Congress

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how many justices served on the inaugural US SC

6

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how many lower courts were created by the Judiciary Act of 1789

13 district courts

3 circuit courts

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today how many federal appellate courts sit below the SC

13

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how many justices currently serve on the US SC

9

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how many times has a full draft opinion of the SC been leaked to the public

1

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in what year did Congress first increase the number of federal judgeships in an attempt to add more like-minded judges to the judiciary

1801

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in what year was the number of SC justices last changes

1869

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what pres most infamously attempted to change the number of SC justices in a effort to advance his legislative priorites

franklin roosevelt

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who is the current junior justice on the US SC

Jackson

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in the last decade, how many requests were made per term asking the US SC to hear a particular case

7000-8000

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in the last decade approximately how many written opinions has the US SC issued per term

70

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which current justice has a reputation for speaking least in oral argument

clarence thomas

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what is the only decision of the US SC that prompted a justice to resign in protest

Dred Scott v Sandford

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what motto is inscribed above the US Supreme Court

Equal Justice under law

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