Courts/Judicial Branch Short no Cases

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When the court overturns a law, what principle is being violated?

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Separation of powers

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What is the power of the courts to overturn actions of the President or laws of Congress?

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Judicial Review

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Article 3 section 1 gives judicial power to the courts. What concept does this reflect?

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Separation of power

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Who has the power to interpret laws?

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The Courts

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How does someone become a judge?

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The President appoints and the Senate approves.

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The term of a federal court judge is for life. How does this help to limit the government?

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The court doesn't have to make the President and the Congress happy to keep their job.

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If a judge is not making rulings that the president likes, then what can the president do?

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There isn't anything a President can do about it

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The constitution was written against the people to limit their behavior and stop crime.

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False

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There are no constitutional qualifications for being a federal judge

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True

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the philosophy that judges should also take current social conditions into account when deciding cases

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judicial activism