Ch. 9 Flashcards
how and whether judicial decisions are translated into actual policy is know as judicial __________.
implementation
Recent presidents have increased the __________ of the federal courts.
diversity
for a case to be heard in the supreme court, a minimum of how many justices must vote to hear the case?
four
who represents the federal government in appeals to the Supreme court?
solicitor general
the authority to be the first court to hear a case is which type of jurisdiction?
original
which of the following is within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
cases involving the state governments
which of the following is an opinion written by a justice in the majority that outlines additional considerations he or she thinks are important?
concurring
The U.S. court of appeals for veterans claims is an example of which type of court?
legislative
in an informal process known as __________, presidents generally allow senators from the state in which a judicial vacancy occurs to block the nomination.
senatorial courtesy
according to article ||| of the constitution, _________ has/have the power to create inferior federal courts.
Congress
A court that hears and weighs evidence in order to reach the first decision in a civil or criminal case is a court of __________ jurisdiction.
original
All federal judicial nominations are first referrred to which of the following for a hearing?
Senate judiciary committe
if a judge believes that she should oy strike down laws that clearly violate the constitution, she likely believes in which of the following?
judicial restraint
Which of yhe following can modify or reverse a decision of the supreme court?
a constitutional amendment
an _________ brief might be submitted by an interest group hoping to sway th supreme courts decision by providing the groups legal rationale for why the court should rule a certain way.
amicus curiae
proponets of which of the following believe that judges should use their power broadly to further justice?
judicial activism
the vast majority of all cases are tried in ________.
state courts
In ___________ the supreme court demonstrated its policy-making power by overrulling its own prior decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Brown v. Board of Education
In which type of court do cases generally begin?
trial
According to Marbury v. Madison, which clause implies the right of the supreme court to exercise judicial review?
the supremacy clause
