Federal Judiciary AP Gov Unit 2, Part 3

America's federal judiciary is established in...

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Which branch of government has the authority to establish "inferior" federal courts?

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• State legislatures

The court that has the authority to hear a case first has

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Primary Jurisdiction

• Original Jurisdiction

• Secondary Jurisdiction

Most of the cases SCOTUS hears come from

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

The US Constitution directly creates only the ____________ Court.

While the President has the power to appoint federal judges, who must approve them?

How is the Judicial Branch able to check the power of the other branches?

• By refusing to seat members of Congress

• By impeaching members of the other branches

• By using Judicial Review

• By Judicial Declaration

The Supreme Court expresses its official opinion through the ________ _______

• Judicial Review

• Majority Opinion

• Concurring Opinion

• Dissenting Opinion

Which type of judicial philosophy goes by what is directly written within the Constitution to help to decide the case?

• Judicial Restraint

• Judicial Activism

The majority opinion, issued by the Supreme Court as the final decision of a case, becomes the standard or guide that will be followed in deciding similar cases in the future. this standard or guide is known as a

• Precedent

• Stare Decisis

• Brief

• Decision