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1. Describe the process for a case (lawsuit) in federal court, including where a federal case begins, where the first level of appeal is, and where the second possible level of appeal would be.  Give a hypothetical example picking a beginning location in the nation for the case (e.g., New Jersey).

1. Describe the process for a case (lawsuit) in federal court, including where a federal case begins, where the first level of appeal is, and where the second possible level of appeal would be.  Give a hypothetical example picking a beginning location in the nation for the case (e.g., New Jersey).

<br>2.  What is the Rule of Four?

<br>2.  What is the Rule of Four?

<br>3.  Are federal judges elected?  Should they be?

<br>3.  Are federal judges elected?  Should they be? Give an example of a non-Article III judge.

<br>4.  Give an example of a non-Article III judge, and explain what that term means.

<br>4.  What are the two types of cases that are litigated in federal courts?

<br>5. Discuss the influence of the media on politics.

<br>5. Discuss the influence of the media on politics.

<br>6. Do you think it was smart for the Framers of the U.S. Constitution to agree to withhold information from the media during the Constitutional Convention?  Explain.

<br>6. Do you think it was smart for the Framers of the U.S. Constitution to agree to withhold information from the media during the Constitutional Convention?  Explain.

9. Recently Apple won a billion-dollar patent case in federal district court in California against Samsung based on claims that Samsung had violated patents owned by Apple for the iPhone.  Which court would handle this appeal?  (Think about this question carefully before answering.)

9. Recently Apple won a billion-dollar patent case in federal district court in California against Samsung based on claims that Samsung had violated patents owned by Apple for the iPhone.  Which court would handle this appeal?  (Think about this question carefully before answering.)

<br>10.  Where is the pardon power in the U.S. Constitution (include section and clause numbers), and upon whom does it confer the power to pardon?  Was Governor Chris Christie acting pursuant to this power when he commuted Aitken's sentence?  Explain.

<br>10.  Where is the pardon power in the U.S. Constitution (include section and clause numbers), and upon whom does it confer the power to pardon?  Was Governor Chris Christie acting pursuant to this power when he commuted Aitken's sentence?  Explain.

<br>11. Would a lawsuit by students demanding the right to establish a Bible club be brought in federal or state court?  Explain.

<br>11. Would a lawsuit by students demanding the right to establish a Bible club be brought in federal or state court?  Would he want a jury trial?  Explain.

<br>12. One federal appellate judge, whose decisions had been reversed more than any other judge, remarked "they can't catch them all."  What did he mean by that, and was he right?

<br>12. One federal appellate judge, whose decisions had been reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court more than any other judge, quipped "they can't catch them all."  What did he mean by that, and was he right?

You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Three]].

You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Three]].