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What is the Duel Court System
This is the name of the system where alongside each state's court system, there is a national court system.
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What is the lowest tier
District Courts occupy this tier of the judicial system.
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What is political
A self-imposed check on the Supreme Court is they do not decide this kind of question.
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What are justices.
Supreme Court officials are more often known as this.
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What is the middle tier
Appeal Courts occupy this tier of the judicial system.
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What is the Constitution
Federal Courts here cases that involve questions about this federal document and federal laws.
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What is Original Jurisdiction
District Courts have this type of jurisdiction, it is the power to hear a case for the first time.
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What is a precedent
The Supreme Court as well as other federal courts establish this, previous court rulings on a legal question.
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What is the Senate
This house of Congress is charged with nominating Supreme Court judges.
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What are 55,000 cases
The Federal Court of Appeals hears about this many cases a year.
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What is Exclusive Jurisdiction
Federal Courts have this kind of jurisdiction, the sole right to hear a case over certain cases.
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What is 94 federal court districts
There are this many District Courts.
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What is impeach
Congress has the power to do this to federal judges, it involves removing them from office.
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What are 80 cases
The Supreme Court will usually hear roughly this amount of cases a year.
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What is an appellant
A person that files for an appeal is called this.
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The President
This person nominates federal judges that the Senate must approve.
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U.S. Attorney
This person represents the U.S. government in a federal trial.
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What is Judicial Review
This is when the Supreme Court can rule on if laws or executive actions violate the Constitution.
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What are 7,000 to 8,000 cases
These many cases are presented to the Supreme Court a year.
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What is the final decision
The ruling by the court of appeals is usually this.
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What is the Judiciary Act of 1789
Congress passed this Act that proposed a three-tiered structure for federal courts,
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U.S. Marshalls
These people provide security and protection to prisoners and to courts themselves.
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What is Marbury v. Madison
Judicial review was established in this landmark case.
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What is controversial
The Supreme Court only decides cases of this type. An example is the case of Roe v. Wade.
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What is 3
Most appeals are usually heard by this number of random circuit judges.
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