Questions and Answers
Which Article of the US Constitution deals with the judiciary?
Article III
What is the minimum number of Supreme Court justices required to agree to hear a case?
4
What is the term of federal judges?
Life
What is the purpose of a writ of certiorari?
Signup and view all the answers
What is judicial review?
Signup and view all the answers
Which court established by Article III is the highest court in the US?
Signup and view all the answers
What was the outcome of the presidential election of 1800 that led to a constitutional crisis?
Signup and view all the answers
What did John Adams, as the defeated candidate, do to try to maintain the influence of his party?
Signup and view all the answers
Why did the election of 1800 go to the House of Representatives for resolution?
Signup and view all the answers
Who was the chief justice during the Marbury case?
Signup and view all the answers
What do presidents typically look for when making appointments to the Supreme Court?
Signup and view all the answers
