Supreme Court
The Constitution created the judicial branch in this article.
What is Article III?
This landmark case established the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The authority of a court to hear and decide a case is known as this.
What is jurisdiction?
To win a seat on the federal bench, you must have a presidential nomination and this body’s approval.
What is the Senate?
A defendant’s admission of guilt for a lesser punishment is called this.
What is a plea bargain?
The current Supreme Court consists of this many justices.
What is nine?
The person or company filing the complaint in a civil lawsuit is called this.
Who is the plaintiff?
The current Supreme Court consists of this many justices.
What is nine?
The power to declare acts of Congress invalid is known as this.
What is judicial review?
The jurisdiction of a court that hears a case first and determines the facts is called this.
What is original jurisdiction?
Before a case is placed on the Supreme Court docket, at least four of nine justices must agree under this rule.
What is the rule of four?
A case involving a dispute over something of value is called this.
What is a civil case?
When judges interject their own values into their interpretation of cases, they are practicing this.
What is judicial activism?
What is the legal term for a case brought before a court by one party against another?
What is a lawsuit?
This person currently serves as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is John Roberts?
Judicial review allows the Court to serve as a check by declaring laws or actions this.
What is unconstitutional?
The type of jurisdiction that allows a court to review lower court decisions is this.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
A superior court issues this document to a lower court demanding the record of a case.
What is a writ of certiorari?
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a federal crime is this type.
What is a criminal case?
How does the principle of judicial restraint affect the role of judges?
What is it encourages them to defer to elected branches of government?
This is how judicial review serves as a check on the legislative and executive branches.
What is it lets the Court declare laws or actions unconstitutional?
This Chief Justice presided over the Marbury v. Madison case.
Who is John Marshall?
The legal principle that promotes consistency by upholding precedents is this.
What is stare decisis?
These lower federal courts have original jurisdiction in most federal cases.
What are district courts?
This order commands a government official to carry out their official duties.
What is a writ of mandamus?
The due process clause protects individual rights by requiring government to do this.
What is follow fair legal procedures?
Why might the Supreme Court choose not to hear a case?
What is the case does not present a significant federal or constitutional question?
How does the appointment process for federal judges help maintain judicial independence?
What is judges are appointed for life, preventing political pressure?
The Supreme Court is considered the final authority in interpreting the Constitution because it is this.
What is the highest court in the land?
The belief that judges should limit their power and rule strictly by the Constitution is called this.
What is judicial restraint?
The highest appellate court in both federal and state appeals is this.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
Official court orders requiring someone to appear in court are called these.
What are subpoenas?
The framers gave federal judges lifetime appointments to prevent this kind of influence.
What is political pressure?
The person against whom a complaint is filed is called this.
Who is the defendant?
These four amendments to the U.S. Constitution protect the rights of individuals by guaranteeing due process of law.
What are the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments?