chapter 13

in the federal court system, each circuit court of appeal has

• one permanent judge.

• a range of permanent judgeships depending on the workload of the circuit

• a few state court judges who also serve as circuit court judges.

• 50 permanent judges and 100 part-time judges.

the ____ is established by the constitution and cannot be abolished by congressional law

• supreme court

• federal circuit court system

• federal district court system

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

what is the main function of the chief justice of the supreme court

• The chief justice decides what cases will be heard by the full Court each term.

• The chief justice always writes the Court's majority opinions.

• The chief of justice presides over the courts public sessions and private conferences

• The chief justice is the constitutional adviser to the president.

the size of the US Supreme court is set by

• the Constitution.

• the American Bar Association.

• Congress

• state legislatures.

____ has the authority to change the number of justices who serve on the supreme ourt

• Congress

• Two-thirds of the states

• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• The Attorney General

which of the following statements best describes the formal requirements of serving as a federal court judge

• Federal court judges must be members of the American Bar Association.

• Federal court judges must have a degree from an accredited law school.

• Federal court judges must be at least 35 years of age.

• There are no formal requirements to serve as a federal court judge

since 2017 the senate filibuster

• can only be used against executive branch appointments.

• can only be used against Supreme Court appointments.

• can only be used against federal district court appointments.

• cannot be used against any presidential appointments to the judiciary

when presidents nominate justices to the supreme court presidents make an effort to

• select justices who are unpredictable.

• select justices who used to work in Congress.

• alternate between selecting a Republican and Democratic justice.

• select justices who share their political philosophies

the supreme court explains its decision in terms of

• politics and activism.

• partisanship and restraint.

• ideology and loyalty.

• law and precedent

historically the power of the federal courts was subject to a number of limitations. One such limitation is that courts are passive institutions in that they

• must wait until a case is bought to them before they can make authoritative decisions

• offer relief or assistance only to individuals.

• obtain their jurisdiction from the United States Constitution.

• avoid making decisions.