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Unit 4 The Judicial Branch
Quiz 2 Review
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What is a writ of certiorari?
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What is a writ of certiorari?
A request by the Supreme Court to have the records from a lower court sent up for review
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How do the justices of the Supreme Court determine what cases to hear?
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How do the justices of the Supreme Court determine what cases to hear?
The Rule of Four – four must agree to hear a particular case.
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What is a dissenting opinion?
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What is a dissenting opinion?
A Supreme Court opinion from the losing side, that explains the reasons why some voted against the decision. They are important because sometimes the Court reverses its own decisions.
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What are amicus curiae briefs?
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What are amicus curiae briefs?
Briefs submitted to the Supreme Court regard some case by parties who have an interest in the matter.
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There are two ways (or reasons) a case get’s appealed to the Supreme Court. They are?
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There are two ways (or reasons) a case get’s appealed to the Supreme Court. They are?
A procedural error during one’s trial, or a constitutional issues involving one’s civil liberties.
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What specifics are there in the Constitution, regarding the day to day running of the Supreme Court?
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What specifics are there in the Constitution, regarding the day to day running of the Supreme Court?
Nothing, nadda, squat, jack, zippo, the big doughnut…
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Does the Supreme Court made decisions regarding the guilt or innocence of the parties involved?
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Does the Supreme Court made decisions regarding the guilt or innocence of the parties involved?
NO, it merely rules on the rule of law and the US Constitution.
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Can a Supreme Court justice get a paper route if he or she so chooses?
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Can a Supreme Court justice get a paper route if he or she so chooses?
Sure, but they’re more likely to oversee an investigation into the assassination of a president or a war crimes trial in Germany, that get a paper route.
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What happens Monday through Wednesday at the Supreme Court?
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What happens Monday through Wednesday at the Supreme Court?
It’s croissant day in the commissary, but also, the 9 justices listen to oral arguments on those days.
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
John Roberts, Jr. And he comes from Buffalo, NY.
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Today, in a confirmation hearing by the US Senate, this issue and case will likely be discussed…
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Today, in a confirmation hearing by the US Senate, this issue and case will likely be discussed…
Abortion and the Roe v. Wade case from 1973
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What is a majority opinion?
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What is a majority opinion?
The opinion of a majority of the justices and it explains in some detail the reasoning for deciding the case as they did.
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What is appellate jurisdiction
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What is appellate jurisdiction
When the Supreme Court (or any court for that matter), accepts a case that has been appealed from a lower court
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What is the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction?
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What is the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction?
A case that involves states or a foreign government, a case where the only logical court to hear it would be the Supreme Court
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