Can You Hear Me?
This is the authority of a court to hear certain cases.
What is jurisdiction?
This institution must provide confirmation to any federal judge.
What is the Senate?
In order to bring a case to court, a person must have this.
What is "standing to sue"?
This is the primary job of the Court when it comes to deciding a case.
What is interpreting the law/Constitution?
Now the basis of most Judicial branch power, this principle is not found in the Constitution, but rather stems from the decision in Marbury v. Madison.
What is judicial review?
Federal district courts have this type of ability to hear certain cases.
What is original jurisdiction?
The number of justices on the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
What stipulation does the Constitution state must be met for appointed judges/justices to maintain their office.
What is good behavior?
The Chief Justice will assign the writing of this to one of the judges on the "winning" side of a decision.
What is the majority opinion?
The two clauses of the 1st amendments religious protections.
What is the establishment clause and the free exercise clause?
This is a protection for the minority when the Supreme Court justices are deciding whether or not to hear a case.
What is the Rule of Four?
This is the tradition of submitting a judicial candidate's name to the home state Senators for approval before the confirmation hearing.
What is senatorial courtesy?
These allow parties outside of the case, such as an interest group, to voice their opinions on a specific case.
What are amicus curiae briefs?
Congress's primary ability to "check" the Supreme Court is through this ability.
What is amending the Constitution?
This judicial philosophy limits the policy making role of the Court when making its decision.
What is judicial restraint/strict constructionism?
Parties who are not satisfied with the decision of a lower court must petition the U.S. Supreme Court to grant this in order to "bring up" or hear their case.
What is a writ of certiorari?
The Letter from a Birmingham Jail written by MLK is often associated as a modern day example of which of our required documents?
What is Declaration of Independence?
Mapp v. Ohio created this rule used by the court to disallow evidence that was not obtained legally.
What is the exclusionary rule?
This principle followed by the Court means to "let the decision stand".
What is stare decisis?
This writing suggested that the Judicial branch should not be feared because it did not have the power of the purse or the sword.
What is Federalist 78?
The most recent Supreme Court case that incorporated an amendment.
McDonald v. Chicago?
This type of segregation was banned with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What is de jure segregation?
This prevented discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational program or activity by schools receiving public funding.
What is Title IX (9)?
This interest group took on the Brown v. Board of Education case in an effort the end segregation in public education.
What is NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
____________ was created to attempt to address discriminatory hiring and admissions policies.
What is affirmative action?