The Judicial Branch

Front

The role of the Judicial Branch is to ______________ the laws

Back

interpret

Front

The Judicial Branch is comprised of the Supreme Court and lower _______________ courts

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federal

Front

The highest court in the country is the __________________.

Back

Supreme Court

Front

Supreme Court justices have a term length of ___________ years

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unlimited term length

Front

Currently, there are ___________ justices on the Supreme Court.

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9

Front

This is the opinion of the Supreme Court of the justices who are in favor of the decision.

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majority opinion

Front

The idea that judges should interpret the law exactly as it is written in the Constitution is the concept of

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judicial restraint

Front

When judges take a more active role in the decision making process, thus, interpreting the Constitution more "loosely," this is known as ____________________.

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judicial activism

Front

After a case has been decided, it creates a _______________ which future cases are then used to base their constitutionality on.

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precedent

Front

This is the Supreme Court case that created the concept of judicial review, giving the courts their modern roles of interpreting the laws using the Constitution.

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Marbury v Madison