What happens with military cases?

a separate military court is made for or people on active

military duty

Under the Constitution, what is treason? carrying on war against the U.S. and giving help to
the nation's enemies.

What is judicial review? the process of checking laws to decide if they are Constitutional.

What is a writ of certiorari (or writ of cert)? a formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a
case, used in instances when a case has made its way through the lower courts.

What is original jurisdiction? the Court has the right to hear the case first.

What is appellate jurisdiction? the Court only hears a case after it has gone through the
lower court system.

The Supreme Court may hear cases coming from any question involving: The Constitution

The Supreme Court may hear cases coming from any question involving: Federal Laws

The Supreme Court may hear cases coming from any question involving: Treaties

The Supreme Court may hear cases coming from any question involving: The U.S. government

The Supreme Court may hear cases coming from any question involving: 2 or more state
governments

What other court systems are there under the Supreme Court? There are 94 District Trial
Courts and 13 Appeals Courts (Appellate Courts) below the Supreme Court.

Why is it important that the President nominates Supreme Court Justices and who has
President Trump nominated? A President can have a large impact on the makeup of the Court.
He nominates a Justice who sides with his political beliefs; and since they can serve for life,
they will have a say in national law long after the President who appointed them has left office.

How long is a Justice's term in the Court? Supreme Court justices have life tenure, and so
they serve until they die, resign/retire, or are impeached and removed from office.

According to the Constitution, what are the requirements to be on the Supreme Court? How
does someone become a Supreme Court Justice? What does he/she do? There are no explicit
requirements in the U.S. Constitution for a person to be nominated to become a Supreme Court
Justice. The President appoints Justices and the Senate confirms them.
What are the titles of the different justices and who are the current members who have those
titles? There are 8 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice.

What is the Supreme Court? (1) the highest court in the United States (2) only hears
specialized court cases (3) the Constitution spells out what kinds of cases it can hear and what
the powers of the Court are.

What does the third branch (judicial branch) of the United States government do? The judicial
branch of the United States government interprets (explains) the laws

Structure of Supreme Court (1) Supreme Court (2) Appellate Courts (3) Trial Courts (4)
Federal Courts and Boards