chapter 15: Federal Courts Flashcards
Accurate info of certiorari
Grant certiorari for 5% case applied
Strike clearly violate constitution
Judicial restraint
First referred to
Senate Judiciary Committee
Process known as ________, presidents allow senators from state in which judicial vacancy occurs
Senatorial courtesy
In which courts majority of cases tried
State
When lower court decision is appealed to supreme court
Supreme court will not hear the appeal
Writ of ______ is request to supreme court to review lower court decision
Certiorari
Which represents federal government in supreme court
solicitor general
Which is a way that interest groups attempt to influence supreme court decisions
Filing amicus curiae briefs
. Review decisions from lower court
Appellate court
Not a check of power of federal courts
Voters can oust federal judges in national elections
Congress influence federal judiciary
Change appellate jurisdiction of federal courts
Statement of legal reasoning
Opinion
Most control over cases it hears
US Supreme Court
The doctrine of original intent
Intention of framer
Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in a particular case
Jurisdiction
Which best explains principle of stare decisis
Encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases
Which federal courts are trials conducted
District courts
Active shaping public policy
Warren
Judges should use power broadly to further justice
Judicial activism
Judicial review permits court to overrule all of the following except
Bill of rights
US supreme court case that established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
Most litigation (taking legal action)
U.S. District Court
Opinion written by justice in majority with additional considerations that are important
Concurring
True of most federal judges appointed by the president
They serve for life on good behavior unless impeached and convicted by Congress
Who attempted to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court in 1937
President Roosevelt
Difference between Appellate VS District
Review previous court decision
Power of the courts to interpret, overturn, actions of executive and legislative branches
Judicial review
Nominations to the supreme court are approved by
Simple majority vote in senate only
True of amicus curiae briefs
Used by interest groups to lobby courts
To influence policy making by federal courts, president cannot
Fire and replace federal judges
A way congress can influence federal judiciary
Change appellate jurisdiction of federal courts
Justices on the Supreme Court provide legal reasoning for their decision in written ______
opinion
The rule of four
at least 4 of the justices have to agree to put a case on the Court’s docket
The court of appeals must decide cases from the lower court while the Supreme Court _____
get to choose its cases
One of the original jurisdictions of the Supreme Court is __
controversy between states.
who nominate the US federal justices
the president
The doctrine of original intent holds that…
the meaning of the Constitution depends on the intention of the Framers
The case that struck down state-mandated segregation is…
Brown v. Board of Education
Which court was the most active in shaping public policy
warren
How and whether judicial decisions are translated into actual policy is known as ____________
Judicial Legislation
The plaintiff must have a ______ in order to sustain a lawsuit in court
standing
