chapter 13
The judiciary Act of 1789 established the Federal Court system which today includes all of the following EXCEPT
50 state Supreme Courts
Rules and regulations made and applied by regulatory agencies and commissions are known as
Administrative Law
All of the following are special courts EXCEPT the
Circuit Courts of Appeal
all of the following are constitutional courts except the
Court of Military Appeals
A group of 16-23 people who evaluate whether there is enough evidence against a person to order him or her to stand trial
Grand Jury
The view of the Supreme Court Justices who agree with a particular ruling in a case is the
Majority opinion
The Supreme Court case which establish the principle of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
The judicial precept that gives us the principle that precedent should determine the outcome of cases is referred to as
Stare Decisis
Laws that are created by a legislative body such as the congress, state legislature or city council
Statutory Law
An order form the Supreme Court requiring a lower court to send the record of a case for review
Writ of certiorari
Within the Supreme Court, the "rule of four" describes the number of justices needed to
accept a case for judicial review
There are nine justices on the supreme court. This number is specified by
an Act of Congress
A supreme Court opinion by one or more justices in the minority who oppose a ruling in a case
dissenting opinion
The Supreme Court's power to determine what is and what is not constitutional is referred to as
judicial review
The power of the courts to establish the constitutionality of national, state, or local acts of government is called the power of
judicial review
A courts authority to hear and decide a case for the first time is called
original jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction is
the authority of a court to hear cases on appeal
All of the following are true of federal judges/justices EXCEPT
they must retire at age 70
For a case to be heard in the supreme Court, the court must issue a call for a lower court to send to the Supreme Court the records related to the case. This call is referred to as
writ of certiorari