Judicial Branch

An opinion signed by at least five members of the Supreme Court

• majority opinion
• dissenting opinion
• senatorial courtesy
• concurring opinion

Opinion written by Supreme Court justices who do not agree with a decision

• majority opinion
• dissenting opinion
• senatorial courtesy
• concurring opinion

Court occupying the lowest tier of the federal court system

• Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court
• district court
• State Supreme Court

The sole right to hear a case

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive jurisdiction

First court to hear a case has _____ jurisdiction

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive 

________________ jursidiction refers to cases that fall under both federal and state jurisdiction

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive 

Court to hear case on appeal has _________ jurisdiction

• original
• appellate
• concurrent
• exclusive 

The Judiciary Act of ____ set up the basic three-tiered federal court structure that is still in place today

• 1789
• 1790
• 1889
• 1890

During the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to take away justices to gain support for his programs

• True
• False

How many justices does the Supreme Court have today?

• 3
• 6
• 9
• 12