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The Federal Courts

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Using the power of judicial review, the Supreme Court can do all of the following EXCEPT   overturn a Constitutional amendment as a violation of civil rights  
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The federal courts have jurisdiction over the following cases EXCEPT   prosecutions under state criminal law  
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National supremacy over the states was expanded by the Supreme Court in cases involving all of the following issues EXCEPT   state laws regarding marriage and divorce  
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Why has the practice of senatorial courtesy been criticized?   because it is the equivalent of reversing constitutional powers - a senator basically nominates the candidate and the president consents  
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All of the following make it difficult to get a case to the Supreme Court EXCEPT   the government does not supply lawyers for the appeals court process  
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Long after the Supreme Court rules prayer in the public schools...What explains this?   The courts have no police force or army; hence, they have no enforcement powers  
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Congress has all of the following checks on the judicial branch EXCEPT   it can change the court's jurisdiction  
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When a court of law is viewed as a neutral arena in which the parties argue their differences and present their points of view before an impartial arbiter, it is said to be an   adversarial system  
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Cases which require knowledge of a nonlegal character or the use of techniques not suitable for the court, or are explicitly assigned by the Constitution to Congress or the President are   political questions  
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Litigants must have sustained or be in immediate danger of sustaining a direct and substantial injury to have   standing to sue  
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Stare decisis   the rule of precedent  
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The federal courts which regularly employ grand juries are   district courts  
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Which of the following district court assistants are becoming increasingly more important?   Magistrates  
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The two major forms of jurisdiction are   original and appellate  
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Factors which constrain federal judges include   (the constitution, public opinion, views of colleagues, all of the above)  
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The contemporary debate over the Supreme Court's role is really about a proper balance between   government authority versus individual rights  
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