Which court?
Has original jurisdiction over federal cases, both civil and criminal
U.S. District Court
Most presidents have claimed this type of power; these powers are not explicitly listed but are nonetheless within the jurisdiction of the executive.
Inherent
This case was the most important case during his tenure. It helped establish the "one person-one vote" principle that greatly expanded democratic participation and the voting rights of minorities.
Baker v. Carr
Which legislative chamber reserves its right of providing advice and consent to the president?
Senate
"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations..."
Declaration of Independence
In this type of court the losing party in a trial can appeal based on the concept of certiorari, Latin for "to make more certain"
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Which president was able to expand his executive powers due to his dominating personality and popularity
Andrew Jackson
This interest group argued that the "separate but equal" standard set by the Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision was outdated and violated the 14th Amendment
NAACP
Which branch of government has the power of the purse and can determine the financial state of executive agencies
Legislative
"In determining questions in the United States, in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote..."
Articles of Confederation
In this court attorneys are executive branch employees who work in the Department of Justice under the attorney general.
U.S. District Courts
Which president was able to expand the executive powers in order to save the Union and limit slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Miranda v Arizona
The Senate refused to ________ Wilson's Treaty of Versailles that established the plan of the United States joining the League of Nations.
Ratify
"A person charged in any... Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall... be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime."
US Constitution, Article IV
The rulings of this court often establish a precedent- a ruling that firmly establishes a legal principle.
Supreme Court of the United States
Which president strengthed the Monroe Doctrine with his foreign policy motto that the United States would "speak softly and carry a big stick"?
Theodore Roosevelt
This case upheld students' right to non-disruptive symbolic speech in schools
Tinker v. Des Moines
The Senate ________ Committee looks over all of the president's judicial appoints.
Judiciary
"But the multiplication of the Executive adds to the difficulty of detection in either case. It often becomes impossible, amidst mutual accusations, to determine on whom the blame or punishment of a pernicious measure..."
Federalist 70
This type of court has a panel of judges sitting at the bench and there is no witness stand or jury box.
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Which president is the BEST example of an imperial president?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Which World War II veteran president appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1953?
Eisenhower
This term entered the American political lexicon in the 1980s and was recently defined by the NY Times as: "to destroy a judicial nominee through a concerted attack on his character, background, and philosophy."
To bork/ Getting borked
"[The Judiciary] will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in capacity to annoy or injure them... [since it] has no influence over either the sword or the purse..."
Federalist 78