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topic 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| set of guidelines for future cases | precedent |
| more than half | majority |
| location of circuit 7 court of appeals | St. Louis |
| location of a federal district court | Sioux Falls |
| A place where a case is heard | Jurisdiction |
| type of court that reviews a lower courts decision | appellate court |
| written legal document | briefs |
| ability to declare laws unconstitutional | judicial review |
| official appeal to a case of supreme court | writ of certiorari |
| schedule of when a case will be heard | docket |
| site of state county court | Aberdeen |
| Site of Supreme County court | Pierre |
| who appoints a federal court justice | the president |
| who was the Supreme Court Chief that presided over the case of Marbury v. Madison, giving the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review | Marshall |
| Which article of the Constitution created the National Judiciary? | Article III of the U.S. Constitution |
| How much does a Supreme Court Justice get paid? | $213,000 |
| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Roberts |
| At what level of the federal courts would you find most of the case workload? | District |
| Which state has more court of appeals circuits than any other state? | California |
| How many Federal district courts does South Dakota have? | 1 |
| which of the three levels of federal courts is the trial court? | district |
| how many judges sit on the Court of Appeals Bench | 6-12 |
| how many judges sit on the Supreme court bench | 9 |
| who is the only president to also serve as a Supreme court chief justice | Taft |
| how many supreme court judges have been impeached | 1 |
| how many judges sit on the south dakota supreme court | 5 |
| who is the South Dakota Supreme Court Justice? | Jensen |
| what are the three levels of Federal Courts | District Court of Appeals Supreme Court |
| why is a federal court judge appointed for life? | not to be influenced by parties or people |
| list three types of cases where the federal courts have jurisdiction | crimes at sea involving ambassadors crimes on federal property |
| list three officers of a federal court | U.S. Attorney U.S. Marshall Judge |
| why are there an odd number of judges that sit on the Supreme Court bench | so there is never a tie |
| why was the court of appeals created | take work load off of supreme court |
| list three kinds of special courts | claims international trade army court |
| what was the original purpose of the Supreme Court | state v. state |
| list five supreme court justice | robert alito thomas kegan gorsch |
| give me one kind of situation where the supreme court has original jurisdiction | state v. state |
| how does a supreme court justice receive the same amount of pay for the rest of his life after he retires? | if you serve for 15 years or longer |
| what is the routine for the supreme court during the week | mon-wed: oral argument thurs-fri: conference following mon: announce decision |
| how are the supreme court justices selected at the state level? | they are elected |
| why are state judges selected the way they are | more responsible to the people |
| where specifically would you dins the SD chambers? | pierre in the capital building |
| texas v. Johnson | flag burning people can protest govt actions, as long as it doesn't cause a riot |
| brown v. board of education | de segregation schools must now admit minority student |
| miranda v. Arizona | reading of rights of criminal s people accused of a crime, must be read their rights |
| T.L.O. v. New Jersey | student rights students have fewer rights= safer environment |
| Dole v. South Dakota | drinking age national govt right to withhold national funds, until state complies with federal law. |
Created by:
Breslyn Jeschke