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The Judicial Branch

This chapter provides insights into the U.S. judicial system, focusing on the resolution of disputes between states, the structure of federal courts, and historical cases like the detention of Japanese Americans during World War II. It highlights the roles and powers of federal judges, the functioning of district and circuit courts, and the significance of the Supreme Court in American law. Additionally, it discusses the importance of judicial review and the cases that have shaped U.S. constitutional history.

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The Judicial Branch

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  1. The Judicial Branch Chapter 8 Section 1 CLUES

  2. The court case where detained Japanese Americans were released and returned home #1

  3. Disagreements between state governments are resolved in these courts #2

  4. The Article dealing with the federal courts #3

  5. The number of judicial circuits #4

  6. The kind of case where you feel your freedom of assembly has been violated #5

  7. The kind of case where the government accuses you of kidnapping #6

  8. The kind of case where Alabama and Florida disagree over rights of shrimp boat workers #7

  9. Japanese American forced to leave her job and was placed in a relocation camp during World War II #8

  10. The reason District 3 is smaller than District 10 #9

  11. This circuit covers the largest geographical area #10

  12. The goal of the legal system #11

  13. The caption in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building #12

  14. The # of levels in the federal court system #13

  15. This established federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals #14

  16. The bottom level of the federal court system #15

  17. The middle level of the federal court system #16

  18. The top level of the federal court system #17

  19. This often gets in the way of judges and juries when looking at a case #18

  20. The circuit Alabama is in #19

  21. Chapter 8 Section 2 CLUES

  22. The largest circuit court which includes Guam #20

  23. Federal judges serve for this length of time #21

  24. They make arrests, collect fines, and take convicted persons to prison #22

  25. A court order requiring someone to appear in court #23

  26. This person appoints judges #24

  27. A federal judge can only be removed from office in this way #25

  28. The qualifications for federal judges given by the Constitution #26

  29. They decide if arrested people should stay in jail or set free on bail #27

  30. They review decisions made in lower district courts #28

  31. The # of U.S. Courts of Appeals #29

  32. This appeals court hears cases involving international trade #30

  33. Lawyers from an appeals court may appeal to this #31

  34. The # of district courts #32

  35. Lawsuits begin in these courts #33

  36. These courts have judges and juries #34

  37. These courts have judges but no jury #35

  38. This court has justices but no jury #36

  39. They are head of the Justice Department #37

  40. Appeals may be decided in these 3 ways #38

  41. Chapter 8 Section 3 CLUES

  42. The main job of the Supreme Court #39

  43. The Supreme Court will not rule on a law unless this has happened #40

  44. The 2 ways a person becomes a Supreme Court justice #41

  45. The change that has occurred in the caseload of the Supreme Court since 1945 #42

  46. 2 ways the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction #43

  47. The famous court case in 1803 #44

  48. He made William Marbury a justice #45

  49. He told James Madison NOT to allow Marbury to become a justice #46

  50. John Marshall’s 3 principles of judicial review #47

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