Vocab
A formal order directing a lower court to send up records for review.
What is a Writ of Cert?
Type of Jurisdiction that the Appellate Court has
What is Appellate Jurisdiction?
Power to determine if a legislative or executive action is unconstitutional
How an Intrest Group influnce a SCOTUS descision
What is Amicus Curiae Brief?
An advocate that interprets the U.S. Constitution or laws based on their narrow, literal, and original meaning at the time they were written.
What is a Strict Constructionist?
Means friend of the court
What is Amicus Curiae?
Type of courts that have Original Jurisdiction.
What is the Supreme Court and District Courts?
Court case that established Judicial Review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The branch that has the power to nominate judges for the supreme court
What is the executive branch?
An advocate for a broad, flexible interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, arguing it should be adapted to modern societal changes
Loose Constructionist.
At least four of the nine justices must vote to grant a writ of certiorari to hear a case
What is Rule of 4?
Types of Jurisdiction that the Supreme Court can have.
What is Orignal and Appellate Jurisdiction?
What is Life terms?
Part of government that reviews and aproves a SCOTUS nominee.
What is the Senate?
Judges limit thier own power by only ruling based on precendent and the Constitution. Avoids Policy Making
What is Judicial Restriant?
Legal principle that means to stand by things decided and the idea of letting precedent stand.
What is Stare Decisis?
The branch that has the power to create lower courts.
What is the Legislative Branch?
What Hamilton argued would be caused by life terms
What is judicial independence?
Unwritten, long-standing U.S. Senate tradition where the president consults with home-state senators before appointing federal district judges or local officials.
What is Senatorial Courtesy?
Judges actively interpret the law, more likely to strike down executive and legislative descisions
What is Judicial Activism
Senate tradition allowing home-state senators to approve or block judicial nominees.
What is Blue Slipping?
What the Appellate Court need to file to hear a case
What is a Writ of Cert?
Judicial Philosophy that the U.S. Constitution and laws should be interpreted based on the intentions of their framers.
What is Doctrine of Original Intent?
Descisions that the supreme court tends to avoid to keep the seperation of powers
What is a political question?
Legal decision or ruling from a previous court case that establishes a rule, principle, or guideline used to decide subsequent cases with similar facts or legal issues
What is a Precedent?