AP Gov Judicial Branch

Amicus curiae briefs are

• a form of Congressional lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s agenda

• A form of outside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s decisions

• A form of lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s reputation

• Congressional documents that advise a Court's opinion

Which court case gave the judicial branch the power of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marbury v. Madison

How does the executive branch "check" the Supreme Court? 

• appointing members of Congress to committee
• appointing Supreme Court justices
• appointing members to The Cabinet
• appointing The Speaker of the House

The opinion written by the judges on the winning side is known as the ...

• majority opinion
• prevailing opinion
• disenting opinion
• fina opinion

Federal Court Judges will have to run for re-election: 

• every 4 years
• every 10 years 
• every 4-8 years depending on the state 
• never, they have life terms

Federal District Courts are the only Federal Court: 

• to have only male judges
• to have judges run for re-election 
• to have trials decided by a jury 
• to have trials decided by judges

District Judges are appointed by ___________ and approved by the Senate. 

• the State's Governor 
• the President
• the citizens, via a vote
• House of Representatives

The court with the authority to hear and decide a case for the first time is said to have:

• Jurisdiction 
• Original Jurisdiction 
• Premier Jurisdiction 
• E Pluribus Unum 

A case in which two parties are having a disagreement and cannot resolve the issue. 

• Criminal Case
• Federal Case
• Civil Case
• Double Jeopardy C

If a justice strikes down a law that does not match with their view of the Constitution it is known as....

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism