Question

2) Select the best answer.

What did the Supreme Court decision in the case American Insurance Co. v. Canter establish about the judicial system?

Congress only had a say in who served on legislative courts, not constitutional courts.

The President and Congress both must approve of legislative court nominees.

Congress had the right to create legislative courts to exercise jurisdiction over cases that specifically dealt with subjects that fell within Congress’ expressed powers.

Terms for constitutional court judges should be limited to 20 years.



3) Select TWO ways that the legislative courts and constitutional courts differ from one another.

Constitutional court judges have a tenure of service; legislative court judges are appointed for life.

Special courts are inferior and receive their power from the legislature; constitutional courts are superior and receive their power from the Constitution.

Circuit courts have constitutional authority; territorial courts have legislative authority through Congress’ power to make rules and regulations with respect to U.S. territory.

Legislative courts are authorized by the Constitution; constitutional courts are authorized by the Supreme Court.



4) Select the best answer.

The first courts of the state or the federal system to hear a case hold ______ jurisdiction.

legislative

appellate

original

nonpartisan



5) Select the best answer.

With few exceptions, the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction is limited to ______ jurisdiction.

original

nonpartisan

legislative

appellate



6) Select THREE types of original jurisdiction had by the Supreme Court.

disputes involving the U.S. government and a state

disputes between citizens of different states

disputes involving county governments

disputes between states

disputes determining state elections

disputes involving intrastate trade



7) Select THREE facts about the Missouri Plan.

The President selects judges from a pool of nominees chosen by Congress.

A nonpartisan commission composed of lawyers, a judge, and citizens nominates judges.

A governor appoints a judge from a pool of nominees.

The plan is intended to reduce partisan politics in selecting state judges.

It is a method of selecting judges created by the U.S. Constitution.

The plan was first suggested by Missouri Governor Sterling Price.

Answer 1

2) Congress had the right to create legislative courts to exercise their jurisdiction over cases that specifically dealt with subjects that fell within Congress’ expressed powers.

3) Two differences:
- Special (legislative) courts are inferior and receive their power from the legislature; constitutional courts are superior and receive their power from the Constitution.
- Circuit courts have constitutional authority; territorial courts have legislative authority through Congress’ power to make rules and regulations with respect to U.S. territory.

4) original

5) appellate

6) Three types of original jurisdiction:
- disputes involving the U.S. government and a state
- disputes between states
- disputes determining state elections

7) Three facts about the Missouri Plan:
- A nonpartisan commission composed of lawyers, a judge, and citizens nominates judges.
- A governor appoints a judge from a pool of nominees.
- The plan is intended to reduce partisan politics in selecting state judges.