The Supreme Court
This is the number of justices who needed to grant a writ of certiorari.
What is four (rule of four)
This is when justices defer to lower courts of another branch of government in their decision.
What is judicial restraint?
This is the lowest court in the federal court system.
What is the US District Court?
Identify one formal power of the president expressed in Article II of the Constitution.
What are: command the military, appoint officers and judges, make treaties, issue pardons.
These cases expanded the power of the president to command the military without a declaration of war from Congress.
What is the Prize cases?
During this, each side is given 30 minutes to make their case and answer questions in the Supreme Court.
What is the oral arguments?
This is when justices overturn a precedent or an action by another branch.
What is judicial activism?
This court has hears appeals from the US District Court.
What is the US Court of Appeals?
What role does the Senate play as it pertains to the president?
What is to Advice and Consent.
This case limited the President's power to use executive privilege when criminal charges are involved.
These are used by interest groups to influence the Supreme Court.
What is an amicus brief?
This describes when justices refer to framers intent when the constitution was written.
What is originalism?
Cases that involved a conflict between two states would fall under the original jurisdiction of this court.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the president's right to withhold information from congress.
What is executive privilege?
In Clinton v. Jones, what limit was put on executive immunity?
What is civil cases that involve actions taken when the president was not in office do not qualify for immunity.
This is a brief, unsigned opinion that is issued when the decision is unanimous.
What is a Per Curiam opinion.
This refers to interpreting the constitution through the lens of modern values or norms.
What is living constitutionalism?
This is the only federal court with trials and a jury.
What is the US District Court?
This informal power has the force of law but does not need congressional approval?
What is an "executive order"?
This case affirmed that the president has broad power to enfoce immigration laws.
What is Trump v. Hawaii
The justices meet in private to discuss cases during this.
What is a conference?
Strictly interpreted, this means to let the decision of a lower court stand; upholds a previously set precedent.
What is stare decisis?
Appeals from these courts could go to the Supreme Court (2).
What is the US Court of Appeals and the highest state courts?
In this foundational document, the framers explained the need for a strong and unitary president.
What is Federalist 70?
What presidential power was affirmed by the case Myers v. United States?
What is the power to remove appointed officials without congressional approval?