Constitutions
This is a written document with specific sections or articles.
What is a codified constitution?
This entity retained governmental power under the Articles of Confederation.
What are the states?
Who is Mitch McConnell?
Who was the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
A justice agreeing with the overall outcome of a case but disagreeing with the reasoning would write this type of opinion.
What is a concurring opinion?
A constitution that provides flexibility and stability is said to posses this characteristic.
What is durability or elasticity?
This farmer rebellion in Massachusetts was the "final straw" for the Articles and led to talk of government reform.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This lowest level of the state court system has original jurisdiction to hear disputes.
What are trial courts?
This canon of judicial conduct can be summarized by upholding honesty and ethical principles.
What is integrity?
Rulings can be explored and coalitions can be built during this portion of the Court's decision-making process.
What is Oral Argument?
What is textualism?
This chamber of Congress was to decided on the basis of population under the Connecticut or "Great" Compromise.
What is the House of Representatives?
This is the number of county courts currently operating in Florida.
What is 67?
This individual known as a "repeat player" represents the administration before the Supreme Court.
Who is the Solicitor General?
A loose interpretation of the Constitution based on changing values is known as this term.
What is Judicial Activism?
This constitutional type limits the power of state institutions while allowing for consent of the governed.
What is a higher law constitution?
Ratifying a constitutional amendment can be achieved provided this fraction of states agree to the change.
What is two-thirds?
Who is the Public Information Officer?
This rule states the minimum number of justices that must agree to hear a case.
What is four?
This branch of government may seek to impeach judges if they disagree with judicial decisions.
Who is Congress?
This mode of constitutional interpretation includes employing past case law.
What is Judicial Precedent or Doctrinalism?
Name one of the three authors of the Federalist Papers, the eighty-five essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.
Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, or John Jay?
This group rated prospective judges and justices on integrity, competence, and temperament, though their influence has declined in recent years.
What is the American Bar Association?
The Supreme Court prioritizing cases with broad societal impact describes this factor in Supreme Court case selection.
What is Importance of Issues?
If the Chief Justice is not in the majority when voting, this individual assigns who writes the majority opinion.
Who is the Senior Associate Justice?