Politics of the United States Questions
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What percentage of cases that are appealed go to the Supreme Court actually get heard by the court?
How many circuits in the federal appeals court? How many federal district courts do we have?
what established the structure of the federal court system?
The exclusionary rule says __________ and is usually associated with the _______ amendment
John Marshall, as Chief Justice, transformed the Court into a coequal branch of govemment through key decisions such as McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) that
In the federal court system courts lower than the Supreme Court are established by
A committee chairperson will always come from this party
In 1789, there were ______ justices sitting on the supreme courts
Majority of congress that must be present to be able to conduct business
Mitch McConnell holds this position in the senate
How many votes must you need for a cloture motion?
process to amend constitution, congress 2/3, legislature 3/4, full faith and credit clause
relationship between the states + federal government, when in conflict, federal govt usually prevails (supremacy), constitution creates a federal system, where different levels of govt have authority
If Congress gives the okay for a territory to write a constitution for statehood it is called?
this clause says the constitution is the highest law of the land
The chief justice supreme court from 1835-1864
These committees deal with the everyday topics of government (17-senate; 19-House)
Nearly _________ cases a year are filed with the Supreme Court
what are the agreements between the states that outline how they will deal with certain issues called
the court case that dealt with a slave claiming his freedom after living in free