Judicial Branch and Civil Liberties

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How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

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life

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Who is responsible for choosing Supreme Court justices?

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President

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Who must approve the justice after they have been appointed?

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Senate

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the authority of a court to hear (to try and to decide) a case. Literally means "to say the law"

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jurisdiction

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Congress has the power to create the inferior courts

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True

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Cases that can only be heard in a certain court

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exclusive jurisdiction

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court that hears cases from lower courts

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appellate jurisdiction

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When the state and federal courts share the power of those cases.

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concurrent jurisdiction

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The court that heard the case first has the

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original jurisdiction

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The person whom the complaint is against in court

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defendant