AP Gov Judicial and Bureaucracy

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What did Hamilton mean when he made the following statement?
“Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.” —Alexander Hamilton

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For laws to be effective, there must be courts to interpret them consistently.

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Why did the Constitution provide for two separate court systems?

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to maintain a balance of power between the Federal Government and the States

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What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?

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Original jurisdiction refers to a court where a case is first heard; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court.

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How are federal judges selected?

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The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

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When a case is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, what can the court do? Options: Declares the law involved in the case to be unconstitutional., Sends the case to Congress to decide on the legality of the law involved., Sends the case back to the lower court for reconsideration., Passes the case on to a higher court.

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Sends the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.

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This type of jurisdiction is shared by both Federal and State judiciary.

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Concurrent

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The practice of senatorial courtesy does what?

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considers the preferences of senators regarding judges serving in their State.

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In the federal system, a district court has the power to

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exercise original jurisdiction over a federal case.

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What conclusion could be drawn considering only about 1% of the cases applied to the Supreme Court are actually taken?

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Many cases are appealed to the Supreme Court, but it could only deal with a few of them.

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When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision reached by the Court in a case, but not with the reasons why the Court made that decision, he or she may choose to write a

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concurring opinion.