Dual system

1. The judicial system of the U.S. is described as ‘this’ consisting of a federal court system and a judicial system of state courts

2. Dual system

3. The jurisdiction of the federal courts is controlled by the U.S. Constitution and this.

4. Statute

5. This past Supreme Court Chief Justice effectively lobbied Richard Nixon for his position

6. Warren Burger

7. Many of this president’s Federal Court appointments were met with unprecedented delay even though, according to political scientists, his appointees were more moderate than prior Republican or Democratic appointees.

8. Bill Clinton

9. The Supreme Court is often called this indicating that it is the ‘final’ interpreter of the Constitution.

10. Court of last resort

11. This is the chief law enforcement officer of each judicial district whose position is a spring board for elective office.

12. U.S. attorney

13. Hamilton argued in this essay that the judiciary would be the “least dangerous branch of government.”

14. Federalist #78

15. When does the chief justice assign the writing of opinions?

16. When in the majority.

17. The year the United States courts of appeals were established.

18. 1789

19. In order for a court to hear the first case, usually in a trial, they must have this.

20. Original jurisdiction

21. In this decision, Justice Marshall determined the Court lacked the power to issue a writ of mandamus because it lacked original jurisdiction.

22. Marbury v Madison

23. Justice John Marshall instituted several innovations including the discontinuance of the practice of seriatim where justices would deliver this type of opinion.

24. Individual(Now the Supreme Court issues a ‘single’ opinion which has helped to establish the Court as more of a co-equal and unified branch)

25. John Jay, as Chief Justice under President Washington, presided over one major case. What was this case?

26. Chisholm v. Georgia

27. Even though the Constitution mentions the supreme Court it is silent on this.

28. It’s size

29. This describes the basic structure of the federal court system and the state court system which includes trial, appellate, and the high courts.

30. Three-tiered

31. Since 1998 the federal court system has experienced unprecedented expansion due to crimes involving these two things.

32. Drugs and firearms(According to former Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist)

33. The saying “what goes around comes around” was used by the author of your textbook to describe the retaliation for blocking federal court nominees under this presidential administration.

34. Clinton(only eighty of Bush’s 130 nominees were confirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate in retaliation for the prior Congress’s refusal to expand the number of federal judges and confirm many appointees to the federal court under Clinton)

35. Under Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. the Supreme court has become much more……

36. conservative

37. This dictates that the Chief Justice is responsible for administering the oath of office to the president and vice president

38. custom

39. The federal district courts, circuit courts of appeals and the Supreme Court are called this.

40. Constitutional courts(because they are either established in Article III or the Constitution authorizes Congress to establish them)

41. This body of law determines cases regarding the conduct that does not constitute a threat to society

42. Civil law

43. The government acts as ‘this’ in all criminal cases.

44. Plaintiff or Petitioner

45. Most criminal cases are traditionally tried in these courts.

46. State courts

47. Most of the cases heard by the Supreme Court are under this type of jurisdiction.

48. appellate

49. This landmark case led to the decision that the Supreme Court may hear suits brought by a citizen of one state against another state.

50. Chisholm v. Georgia