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 Court stems from here.
What is Congress?
These types of cases allow a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated.
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 5th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution state that “no person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without _________.”
What is due process of law?
In order for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court, it must meet this standard.
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 hear their case.
What is a writ of certiorari?
To become a Supreme Court Justice, you must pass through this three-step process.
What is nomination, hearing and confirmation?
This person represents the US government when it is a party to a case before the SCOTUS.
What is the Solicitor General?
This principle followed by the Court means to "let the decision stand".
What is stare decisis?
The case of Gitlow v. New York was the first time the Supreme Court applied this principle to one of its decisions.
What is selective incorporation?
The vast majority of cases heard by the Supreme Court come to the Court from here.
What are the Circuit Courts of Appeal?
The President is said to be doing this when appointing only federal judges who agree with their own political philosophy.
What is "court-packing"?
Cases dealing in some specific areas, such as bankruptcy or patents, will be heard in these types of courts, created by Congress under Article I of the Constitution for a specialized purpose.
What are legislative courts?
This is the biggest weakness of the federal courts as "policy-makers".
What is policy implementation is done by the other branches?
The philosophy of "judicial activism" was most illustrated during this Chief Justice's time on the Court, which saw the expansion of civil rights, civil liberties and federal power during his tenure.
Who is Earl Warren? (The Warren Court 1953-1969)