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- At the District level, the lowest of the Federal courts, what percentage of cases are heard?
- What are the three decisions an appeals court can make?
- The United States has two court systems, state and federal. The federal system
- What is the most common method in the states for the selection of judges?
- Less than ________ of the cases heard by federal appeals courts are later reviewed by the Supreme Court.
- Which legislative body has the power of impeachment and which body has the power to try an impeached official?
- How long can a president send troops into action with congressional approval?
- Where do all bills concerning spending (taxes and revenue) begin?
- Which Article of the Constitution talks about the President?
- In which of the following ways is the Supreme Court less diverse than in the past?
- Compared to Supreme Court nominations, those for the lower federal courts
- The appointment of federal judges is influenced most substantially by
- More than ________ of the nation's legal cases are decided in state or local court systems.
- ________ was the first black justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- There are ________ federal courts of appeal.
- Which of the following Supreme Court justices was appointed during the Clinton administration?
- The Supreme Court grants certiorari to fewer than ________ cases each year.
- Of the following Supreme Court justices, which has been or was the most conservative?
- When asked if he had made any mistakes as president, ________ replied, "Yes, two, and they are both sitting on the Supreme Court."
- An amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief provides a court with the view held by