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The parties to a lawsuit are called ____________.

A. ____: the party who complains

2. ____: the party against whom the complaint is made

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What are LITIGANTS?

1. The plaintiff

2. The defendant

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Period of time after which “the party’s over” for a party’s ORAL ARGUMENT

before the Supreme Court

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What is 30 minutes?

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The requirement that plaintiffs must have a serious interest in a case which

dep3ends on whether they have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct

and substantial injury from a party or from an action of government

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What is

STANDING

TO SUE?

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Of these, the most likely plaintiff if a lawyer from the Justice Department is arguing the case for the defense:

a.An official of the U.S. government

b.A high official of one of the states

c.And individual accused of an illegal action against a state

d.An individual accused of a federal crime

e.An individual or group involved in a civil lawsuit against the U.S. government

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What is E?

an individual or group involved in a civil

lawsuit against the U.S. government”?

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“Friend of the Court” briefs filed by interested parties which are NOT

party to the lawsuit

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What are

AMICUS CURIAE

briefs?

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The power of judicial review was first used in John Marshall’s majority opinion in this case

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What is

Marbury v. Madison?

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The rule which determines whether or not the Supreme Court will hear a case

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What is the

RULE OF FOUR?

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The usual way a case gets to the United States Supreme Court

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What is by

Writ of Certiorari?

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It’s the motion filed by a mendicant who lacks the fee for filing a case

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What is

in forma pauperis?

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Term for cases involving citizens of different states

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What are cases

In DIVERSITY?

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the Senate’s custom of seeking approval of the officials in the

state where a FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE is

being appointed BEFORE confirming the appointment

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What is

SENATORIALCOURTESY?

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The use of previous decisions in similar cases as a basis for judgment in a current case

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What is

LEGAL PRECEDENT?

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The practice of letting established precedents stand and deciding

court cases with reference to those previous decisions

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What is

STARE DECISIS?

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Issues which are more appropriately decided at the ballot

box or by the President and/or Congress

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What are

POLITICALQUESTIONS?

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Judicial philosophy reflected in this statement: “Where there is

ambiguity as to the precise meaning or reach of a

constitutional provision, it should be interpreted and

applied in a manner so as to at least not contradict the

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What is

JUDICIAL

SELF-RESTRAINT?

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The view tht the Constitution should be interpreted according to the

founders’ purpose

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What is

ORIGINAL

INTENT?

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Lawsuit filed by a small number of plaintiffs on behalf of a much larger

number of individuals who have suffered similar injury

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What is a

CLASSACTION

Lawsuit?

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SEGREGATION:

1. By law

2. In actual fact

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What are

a.De jure

b.De facto

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Whether or not a case presents a real controversy in which a judicial decision can have a

practical effect

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What is

MOOTNESS?

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Whether or not the issues of a case are clear enough and

evolved enough (the time is right) to serve as a basis for a

decision

OR

A fruit that is ready to eat

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What is

RIPENESS?

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Arguably more powerful than age and experience might allow, they read cert petitions and write the

meos which Supreme Court justices use as a basis for deciding which

cases to hear

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Who are

LAW CLERKS?

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Prosecutor nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate for each of the 94 federal

district courts

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Who is the

U.S. ATTORNEY?

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Members of this committee consider the president’s judicial

nominees

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What is the

SENATEJUDICIARY

COMMITTEE?

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#3 in the JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, he or she argues cases for the United States

Government before the Supreme Court

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Who is the SOLICITOR GENERAL?

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Since clerks are not allowed in, he or she opens the door during the conference

Who is the most

JUNIOR JUSTICE?

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JEOPARDY:

1. How many justices are there on SCOTUS?

2. ID the Chief Justice.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Name them all.

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1. 9 Justices

2. Chief Justice John Roberts

3. Associate Justices: Antonin Scalia, David Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Sonya Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan

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