pre course survey

what part of the Constitution governs the judiciary

art 3

what types of cases do federal courts have power to decide

• under the constitution

• under federal law

• which parties are from different states

SC justices are required to lawyers

y/n

no

Who is know as the “Great Chief Justice“

John Marshall

who is known as the first “Great Dissenter“

John Harlan

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

Congress

how many justices served on the inaugural US SC

6

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

13 district courts

3 circuit courts

today how many federal appellate courts sit below the SC

13

how many justices currently serve on the US SC

9

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

1

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

in what year was the number of SC justices last changes

1869

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

franklin roosevelt

who is the current junior justice on the US SC

Jackson

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

7000-8000

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

70

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

clarence thomas

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

Dred Scott v Sandford

what motto is inscribed above the US Supreme Court

Equal Justice under law