Exam 9: The Judiciary

The U.S.Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is an example of which type of court?

How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?

Article III of the Constitution contains the provisions related to the Supreme Court.

Explain judicial implementation.

Courts established by Congress for specialized purposes are known as __________ courts.

The vast majority of all cases are tried in __________.

Following oral arguments,the justices gather for a __________ during which they discuss the case and cast preliminary votes.

In which federal courts are trials conducted?

In an informal process known as __________,presidents generally allow senators from the state in which a judicial vacancy occurs to block the nomination.

Of the federal courts,only the __________ is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.

The authority to be the first court to hear a case is which type of jurisdiction?

Which of the following can modify or reverse a decision of the Supreme Court?

Recent presidents have increased the __________ of the federal courts.

Explain the significance of Marbury v.Madison.

A lawyer's spoken presentation to the Court of the legal reasons why his or her client should win is called the __________.

The Supreme Court regularly exercises its original jurisdiction.

Compare judicial restraint,judicial activism,and strict constructionist philosophies.

Article III guarantees that the __________ of federal judges will not be reduced during their service on the bench.

How many tiers does the federal judiciary have?

In __________ the Supreme Court demonstrated its policy-making power by overruling its own prior decision in Plessy v.Ferguson.