Judicial Branch review

The judicial branch is responsible for ___________ laws.

• writing

• interpreting

• enforcing

• upholding

Marbury v Madison increased the power of the Supreme Court by establishing _____________.

• life-terms

• nine justices

• the courts

• judicial review

Judicial review gives the Supreme Court the authority to rule laws ________.

• unconstitutional

• fairly

• null and void

• are too harsh

When both state and federal courts can hear a case this is _______ jurisdiction.

• appellate

• original

• criminal

• concurrent

Most federal cases are heard in __________ courts.

• Supreme

• District

• Circuit

• State

Majority opinions of the Supreme Court establish legal _________ used in future rulings.

• jurisdiction

• decisions

• precedents

• agreements

A justice may write a ________ opinion to show disagreement with the court's ruling.

• concurrent

• majority

• minority

• dissenting

Who hears disputes between two states?

• Supreme Court

• District Court

• Civil Court

• Circuit Court

A judge who will ONLY strike down laws believed to be unconstitutional is showing _______.

• judicial activism

• judicial authority

• judicial restraint

• judicial precedent

A judge that strikes down a law simply because he does not agree with it is showing _______.

• judicial activism

• judicial authority

• judicial restraint

• judicial precedent