Chapter 8 Section 1

2. American Bar Association
6. A senator from the same state as the nominee and political party as the president can block a nomination for any reason
8. Concept that a judge should interpret the Constitution according to the Framer's original intention
11. Occupies the top tier of the federal court system
12. Previous court rulings
14. Passed in 1789 that proposed a three-tiered structure for the federal courts
15. Person against who the complaint is filed
16. Jurisdiction with the authority of a court to be the first to hold trials
17. Jurisdiction with the sole right to hear a case
18. The authority to hear and decide a case
19. Person making the legal complaint
20. Number of judges that have been removed for serious misdeeds

1. Alongside each state's court system, there is a national court system
3. Concept that judges can adapt the meaning of the Constitution based on contemporary realities
4. Last name of Supreme Court justice that served for 36 years and retired when President Ford was in office
5. Must approve federal judge nominations by the President
7. This Supreme Court justice's acquittal was a victory for judicial independence
9. Jurisdiction with the authority to review decisions made by lower courts
10. Jurisdiction where cases fall under both state and federal jurisdiction
13. The primary judicial check on the legislative and executive branches