WorksheetsFederal Judiciary AP Gov Unit 2, Part 3
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
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 (a) Court.
While the President has the power to appoint federal judges, who must approve them?
(a)
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
The judicial philosophy that advocates the courts' active role in policymaking is called
strict constructionist
loose constructionist
judicial activism
judicial restraint
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each."
-Chief Justice John Marshall
Which of the following principles is most accurately reflected in the quote from John Marshall?
Republicanism
Judicial Review
Constitutionalism
Checks and Balances
What is the document that must be filed in order for SCOTUS to hear an appeal?
Writ of Breve
Writ of Mandamus
Writ of Habeus Corpus
Writ of Certiorari
What kind of opinion is written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion of the court?
Majority Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Minority Opinion
This position is currently held by Noel Francisco, he's the DOJ official who represents the federal government in front of the SCOTUS.
Soliciter General
Petitioner
Chief Justice
Secretary of Justice
A guiding principle in which justices rely on precedent; basically states that the ruling in the lower court is upheld.
Dissenting Opinion
Amicus brief
Stare decisis
Original Jurisdiction
Literally meaning "friend of the court", these are submitted to the SCOTUS by non-parties in a case that have a stake in the case. Some justices read them. Some don't.
Amicus Curiae
Writ of habeus corpus
Miranda rights
Appellate jurisdiction
After the President nominates a federal judge...
They must be approved by a ⅔ majority in the senate
They must be approved by a simple majority in the senate
They must be approved by 60 senators
...they must be approve by a simple majority in the house
