Supreme Court - Regular Government

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The authority to hear a case is called

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Jurisdiction

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What is the Court of last resort in all federal opinions?

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The Supreme Court

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What is an opinion?

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The legal reasoning explaining a decision.

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Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

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John Roberts

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Which Chief Justice established Judicial Review?

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John Marshall

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An order by a court to have the records from a lower court to be sent up for review.

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Writ of Certiorari

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Legal argument of a party interested in a case submitted to the court hearing the case.

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Amicus Brief

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An opinion that argues that the ruling of the court was incorrect

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Dissenting Opinion

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The power of the court to rule acts of Congress and the President unconstitutional.

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Judicial Review

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What allows for the Supreme Court to have Judicial Independence? Options: There are three branches., Justices serve for life., Federalism, The Judiciary Act.

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Justices serve for life.