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A person who favors a narrow view of the Constitution is called a

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Strict Constructionist

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Scotus uses the 14th amendment to apply portions id the Bill of Rights to state law by citing

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Due process of law

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The dual-court system of the US refers to

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Federal and state courts

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How would you best define the term "judicial activism"?

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Judges interpret the Constitution according to their own views

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A case on appeal reaches the Supreme Court via a writ of

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Certiorari

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What would you typically see in an appellate court

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Multiple judges; no jury

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A jury that decides a person's innocence or guilt

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Petit jury

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What best describes the relationship between SCOTUS & public opinion

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The existence of a public consensus on an issue limits the extent to which the court will render decisions contrary to that consensus

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A case on appeal reaches the Supreme Court via a writ of

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Certiorari

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In concurrent jurisdiction

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Either federal or state courts might hear the case

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Which court or courts was/were directly established by the Constitution

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Supreme Court

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Which is NOT a legislative court

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The Court of International Trade

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The view that judges have considerable freedom in interpreting the Constitution is which one

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Loose Constructionalist

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Who influences the president's selection of judicial appointees

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Congress, sitting judges, the American Bar Association

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Amicus curiae briefs amount to a form of

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Judicial lobbying

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The most important factors influencing POTUS's selection of judges & justices appears to be

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Ideology and partisanship

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A man is arrested for selling narcotics. What type of law is involved?

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Criminal law

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Marbury vs. Madison, SCOTUS assumed the power to

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Judicial Review

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, votes on the side of a majority of Supreme Court justices on a particular case even though her reasoning differs from the others. She may choose to express her reason in a

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Concurring opinion

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The passage on the next screen reflects the philosophy of, "But the ulitmate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time? For the genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have in a world that is dead and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope with the current problems and current needs"

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Judicial activism

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The quote from majority opinion of Marbury v. Madison established which important power of the court. "An act of the legislature repugnant to the Constitution is void... it is emphatically the province of judicial department to say what the law is":

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Judicial review

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A kid is running away from one state to another state this is which type of jurisdiction?

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Concurrent Jurisdiction

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Citizen X is suing his neighbor Y for ramming his 7,000 car. The case could be heard in

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A State Court

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A senator rejects a name submitted for a federal judgeship before the whole Senate considers it. Based on what you know of senatorial courtesy, what is most likely to be done?

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The Senator is from a different party than the President

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Supreme Court Justices were given tenure subject to good behavior by the framers in order to

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Justices are free from direct political pressure

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The Latin phrase used when the SCOTUS bases its decisions on precedents from similar cases

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Stare Decisis

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Someone who believes that the federal government should only exercise powers specifically mentioned in the Constitution

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Strict constructionist

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The strongest type of Supreme Court opinion is a

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Unanimous opinion

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