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what part of the Constitution governs the judiciary
art 3
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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