| A | B |
|---|
| District Courts | the lowest level of Federal Courts |
| How many district courts are there in the USA? | 96 |
| How many district courts are there in New Jersey | 3 |
| Where are New Jersey's District Courts | Newark, Camden, and Trenton |
| What kind of Jurisdiction do District Courts have? | Original Jurisdiction |
| To challenge the decision of a lower court is to file an _____. | Appeal |
| Courts of Appeals are also known as _______. | Circuit Courts |
| How many Courts of Appeals are there in the USA? | 12 |
| Where do NJ cases on Appeal get sent? | Philadelphia |
| What kind of Jurisdiction to Circuit Courts have? | Appellate Jurisdiction |
| Who determines the outcome in an Appeals Court | a panel of 3 judges |
| Who determines the outcome in a District Court | A citizen jury |
| The highest authority in the Federal Judicial Branch is the ____. | Supreme Court |
| How many Supreme Courts are there? | 1 in Washington D.C. |
| How many justices (judges) are there on the Supreme Court | 9 (1 Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices) |
| Majority Opinion | A written statement explaining how and why the court ruled the way that it did |
| Concurring Opinion | A Supreme Court Justice who agrees with the majority, but based his/her decision on something different |
| Dissenting Opinion | A Supreme Court Justice who disagrees with the decision of the court |
| Chief Justice | Head of the Supreme Court - Currently John Roberts |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | First Female Supreme Court Justice |
| Thurgood Marshall | First African American Justice |
| Sonya Sotomayor | First Hispanic Justice |
| Judicial Review | Supreme Court Power to Declare a Law Unconstitutional |
| Judicial Precedent | A example set by the court based on the way the court ruled on a specific case |
| Roe v. Wade | Controversial Supreme Court Decision legalizing abortion in all 50 states |
