Ch 9: The Judiciary

Question 1

jurisdiction

Answer 1

the ability to hear a case

Question 2

original jurisdiction

Answer 2

the ability to hear a case first

Question 3

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 3

the ability to hear an appealed case

Question 4

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 4

established 3 court system

Question 5

judicial review

Answer 5

the power of the courts to overlook actions by other branches of the government

Question 6

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Answer 6

established judicial review

Question 7

trial court

Answer 7

lowest level of National court system-original jurisdiction only

Question 8

appellate court

Answer 8

second level of National court system-appellate jurisdiction only

Question 9

constitutional courts

Answer 9

courts specifically created by the constitution through Article III

Question 10

legislative courts

Answer 10

courts established by Congress for specialized cases

Question 11

brief

Answer 11

a document submitted to the court by either side in a case prior to the hearing or trial

Question 12

precedent

Answer 12

an unwritten law established by the Court through judicial decisions

Question 13

stare decisis

Answer 13

lower court rulings hold

Question 14

senatorial courtesy

Answer 14

the president allowing senators to voice their opinion of a candidate for judgeship before he is nominated

Question 15

writ of certorari

Answer 15

a Supreme Court document saying they will hear a case and all documents must be submitted to them

Question 16

Rule of Four

Answer 16

four SC justices must agree to hear a case before it can be heard on the Supreme Court

Question 17

solicitor general

Answer 17

attorney for the US in Supreme Court cases involving the US

Question 18

amicus curiae

Answer 18

a friend of the court brief, a document submitted from a third party, namely an interest group, trying to persuade the court to rule one way or another

Question 19

judicial restraint

Answer 19

making rulings according to the law

Question 20

judicial activism

Answer 20

making decisions based on personal beliefs

Question 21

strict constructionist

Answer 21

interpreting the Constitution as it was originally written

Question 22

judicial implementation

Answer 22

how judicial decisions are implemented into public policies