Exam 14: The Courts

How many tiers does the federal judiciary have?

How does public opinion influence the Supreme Court?

Rotating three-judge panels decide cases in the federal courts of appeals.

By custom and tradition, appointees to the federal bench must be __________.

When a case is granted review in an appellate court, the parties submit written __________ presenting their arguments.

Which idea is known as the political-economic doctrine that holds government ought not interfere with the operations of the free market?

Federal judges are appointed to __________ terms.

A president can claim __________ to withhold certain communications with subordinates from Congress and the courts.

Which of the following cases should originate in the state courts?

Which of the following is the authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in a particular case?

The Supreme Court regularly exercises its original jurisdiction.

What do presidents look for in selecting a Supreme Court justice?

Of all the federal courts, only the __________ is established by the Constitution.

A __________ jury is called to determine guilt or innocence.

When the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a case appealed to it from a circuit court, it is exercising its __________ jurisdiction.

In which court do cases generally begin?

In 1987, the Senate refused to confirm the nomination of which of the following to the Supreme Court?

What is recognized as an action by the courts that goes beyond the role of the judiciary as interpreter of the law and adjudicator of disputes?

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the federal circuit courts and district courts.

Courts provide a statement of the legal reasoning behind their decisions in written __________.