Judicial Branch

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What are Supreme Court decisions called, which establish future precedents?

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opinions

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Which of the following is NOT a type of Supreme Court decision? majority, concurring, opposing, dissenting

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opposing

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Judicial review gives the Court the ability to...

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check the other two branches of government

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The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in all of the following EXCEPT: state v. state, state v. Federal Government (US), cases with ambassadors, individual v. state (in which they live)

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individual v. state (in which they live)

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Which is NOT a check on the Supreme Court but actually increases its power? Options: Justices can be impeached, Justices must be confirmed by the Senate, Presidents nominate Justices

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Justices serve for life

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The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.

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Original Jurisdiction

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The two types of courts are ___ and ___.

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federal and state

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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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9

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The role of the Judicial Branch is to

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interpret the laws

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The Supreme Court has both __ and __ jurisdiction.

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original and appellate