Exam 15: The Federal Courts

The solicitor general is the

________ protects federal judges from political pressure by granting them life tenure.

Which of the following would the Supreme Court likely refuse to hear because the case lacked "ripeness"?

In Roe v.Wade (1973), the Supreme Court was required to rule on the issue of ________, due to the fact that the pregnancy had already come to term.

The requirement of standing means that parties in a case must

Congress has authorized the appointment of ________ federal district court judges in the United States.

The jurisdiction of the federal courts is determined

More than ________ percent of all cases in the United States are heard in state courts.

The government is always the plaintiff in ________ law.

Most cases reach the Supreme Court through a writ of

Normally, ________ hear(s) a specific case on a federal circuit court of appeals.

Appeals courts

When a private individual brings a suit against a company for breaking a contract, this is an example of ________ law.

The increase of administrative agencies since the New Deal has resulted in a(n)

When a justice agrees with both the decision and the rationale of the majority but wishes to emphasize or highlight a particular point, he or she may write a

The Supreme Court struck down parts of the Military Commissions Act and declared habeas corpus to be a fundamental right in the case of

A class-action suit is a legal action

If a defendant is charged with burglary but admits to a lesser charge of trespassing in exchange for the prosecution dismissing the burglary charge and forgoing the criminal trial, it Is an example of a(n)

Which kind of case would NOT be granted certiorari under Rule 10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States?

Medical malpractice suits are good examples of ________ cases.