Judicial Review

The Supreme Court's power of judicial review came about as a result of:

• Marbury vs. Madison

• an order by the President

• Roe vs. Wade

• a provision in the Bill of Rights

Select the Three Steps it takes for a case to reach the Supreme Court (Select 3)

• Loser of a Case in District Court and Circuit court writing a Petition of Cert.

• Law Clerk writing a summary of the Petition of Cert for Supreme Court Justices.

• Loser of a Case in a District Court only writing a Petition of Cert.

• Justices Vote

• Supreme Court Justices write summaries of the Petition of Certs for themselves.

The legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government each have specific powers. What power belongs to the Judicial Branch?

• interpreting laws

• enforcing laws

• passing resolutions

• making laws

Judicial Review

• the philosophy that courts must sometimes step into political and social controversies in order to protect Constitutional Rights

• the philosophy that courts should generally avid overturning laws passed or action taken by democratically elected bodies.

• the Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional.

• an attorney who assists a justice in reviewing cases.

Rule of Four:

• an unwritten rule declaring that if four of the nine justices agree to hear a case, it will be scheduled for argument.

• an attorney who assists a justice in reviewing cases.

• the philosophy that courts must sometimes step into political and social controversies in order to protect Constitutional Rights

• the Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional.