| A | B |
|---|
| Supreme Law of the U.S. | Constitution |
| Takes precedence over any law passed or any actiontaken by any state or federal official | Constitution |
| The Constitution is a detailed legal code | False - as conditions change, new interpretations can be placed on the Constitution |
| Number of Supreme Courts | 1 |
| Number of Appeals Courts | 13 |
| Number of District Courts | 94 |
| Most historians agree that members of the Constitutional Convention intended that the courts have the power of judicial review | True |
| the process by which courts interpret the meaing of the Constitution and the laws passed under it | judicial review |
| Marbury vs. Madison | 1803 |
| Marbury Vs. Madison | Supreme Court ruled one section of a 1789 law was contrary to the Constitution and therefore not a valid law |
| Marbury vs. Madison | a case that established the precedent for judicial review |
| judicial review | an important addition to the system of checks and balances to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| The supreme Court's right to interpret the Constitution has been challenged many times, unsuccessfully | True |
| The Supreme Court cannot overturn the rulings of lower courts | False |
| The Article in the Consitution that discusses the judicial branch | Article 3 |
| Court of Appeals | Hears appeals from lower courts |
| Supreme Court has used its power of judicial review to overturn over a hundred acts of Congress and more than a thousand state laws | True |
| District Courts | ordinary trial courts, federal cases begin here |
| Supreme Court meeting place | Washington D.C. |
| Salary of a Supreme Court Justice | $213,000 |
| The courtr that is the final aurhority on the meaning of the Constitution | Supreme Court |
| Term of office for Supreme court justices | life or removal by impeachment |
| main duty of the judicial branch | interpret laws and administer justice |
| Other courts that handle special cases | U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court |
