Im trying to learn for my Political Science class and Im stuck. Can you help?
Please answer the following:
1. If Congress decided to do so, it could make the U.S. Supreme Court the only federal court in the United States.
true or false ?
2. The salary for federal judges is linked to the consumer price index so it goes up when the index goes up and down when the index goes down.
true of false ?
3. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over which of the following?
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CRASHES (DEATH)- Ambassadors – Murderers- Public ministers – Consul – States – taxpayer
4. Once the U.S. Supreme Court makes a ruling, the other branches of the government are powerless to do anything about it.
true or false ?
5. The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI) requires that all executive and judicial officers (federal and state) swear an oath (or make an affirmation) to support the _________?
6. judicial Review (the power to invalidate a law or overturn a lower court ruling) is:
A) an enumerated power
B) an implied power
7. In Hylton v. United States, was the carriage tax upheld?
A)Yes
B)No
8. In Marbury v. Madison, did Marbury get his commission to be Justice of the Peace?
A) Yes
B) No
9.Which case was judicial review formally adopted in?
A)Cooper v. Aaron
B)Brown v. Board of Education
C) Marbury v. Madison
10. In Cooper v. Aaron , the Supreme Court ruled that Arkansas could maintain public schools separated based on race alone because its state law required it.
true or false ?
11. What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?
