Judicial Branch Quiz Quiz

Terms related to the Judicial Branch!!!!
The principle of precedent.
A brief filed by a 'friend' of the court.
The principle that a person cannot sue the government without the government's consent.
A legal document that lays out the history and facts of a case and makes an argument for one side.
Executes powers of Article III of the Constitution.
The landmark case that established judicial review.
Courts created by Congress for a specialized and often temporary purpose.
The side that starts a lawsuit.
Highest court in the land.
The principle that the judicial branch has the power to decide what is constitutional or not.

Terms related to the Judicial Branch!!!!
Number of Supreme Court justices.
Means if you cannot afford a lawyer the government must provide you one.
The minority opinion of a court.
The principle that the judicial branch cannot decide cases that fall under the authority of other branches of government.
A lawsuit where the person who brings the suit also represents others in a similiar situation.
Any court that has the power to hear an appeal of a trial court or lower tribunal.
Unofficial principle that if a senator from the same party as the president has an unofficial veto over any potential judicial nominees from hir/her state.
A test of judges of ideological purity.
The U.S. has a total of 94 of these courts.
Where a plaintiff can shift their costs to the defendant if they win.

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