Judicial Review

What is a writ of mandamus?

• A written request that the Supreme Court review a decision

• The practice of using the basis of past decisions to determine future cases

• An order from the Court requiring someone to perform a lawful duty

• The official power to make legal decisions

What is judicial restraint?

• The rights that a person has when they are in police custody

• Willingness of a judge to overturn laws and precedence

• The belief that judges should stand with earlier court decisions

• The official power to make legal decisions

What is described in Article III of the Constitution?

• The role and format of the Supreme Court

• The role of the President

• The role and format of Congress

• The rights of citizens, also known as the Bill of Rights

What is the principle of stare decisis?

• Judges should base their decisions on the outcomes of past cases

• Judges should use their power to overturn laws that seem unjust

• Congress should have the power to create federal courts

• Judges should focus on how a law applies instead of overturning it

True or False: Brown v. Board of Education is an example of judicial activism.

• True

• False

What is judicial review?

• The law that created the federal court system

• The belief that judges should limit their power over legislation

• The authority to hear a case before any other court

• The power of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is constitutional or not

True or False: In cases of judicial activism, judges rely only on the decisions of past cases.

• True

• False

Who was John Marshall?

• The US President who appointed several judges right before he left office

• The Chief Justice whose ruling gave the Court the power of judicial review

• The US President who did not finalize the appointment of the new judges

• The Secretary of State who did not send the judges' letters of appointment

What is jurisdiction?

• The official power to make legal deicisons

• The belief that judges should limit their power over legislation

• The law that created the federal court system

• Willingness of a judge to overturn laws and precedence

What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?

• Gave people in police custody the right to remain silent

• Gave the Supreme Court the power to decide if a law is constitutional

• Created the federal court system

• Decided that Marbury was right and Madison should have the letters sent