6.3-6.5 review

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established

• judicial review over federal laws

• the power of the executive branch
• the principle of legislative supremacy
• the authority of state governments

What is judicial review?

• Both are correct

• The power of the president to review and potentially invalidate laws or actions that are deemed unconstitutional.
• The power of the Supreme Court to strike down a law or executive action if it conflicts with the constitution.

• Neither are correct

What is the definition of criminal law?

• A category of law that deals with environmental regulations.

• A category of law covering actions that harm the community.

• A category of law that deals with civil disputes.

• A category of law that deals with business transactions.

What is the definition of civil law?

• Civil law is a category of law that only applies to criminal cases.

• Civil law is a category of law covering cases involving private rights and relationships between individuals and groups.

• Civil law is a category of law that is based on religious principles.

• None of these are correct

What is the definition of federal district courts?

• The appellate courts of the U.S. federal court system
• The courts that handle only civil cases at the federal level
• The lowest level of the federal judiciary; these courts usually have original jurisdiction in cases that start at the federal level.

• The courts that handle only criminal cases at the federal level

What is the definition of the federal courts of appeal?

• The middle level of the federal judiciary; these courts review and hear appeals from the federal district courts.

• None of these

• The federal courts of appeal are the highest courts in the federal judicial system of the United States.
• Both of these

What is a precedent?

• A legal document that outlines the facts and issues of a case.

• A legal principle that is used to determine the outcome of a case.

• A legal term used to describe the process of appealing a court decision.

• A judicial decision that guides future courts in handling similar cases.

What is stare decisis?

• A legal principle that means to create new precedent.

• A legal principle that means to ignore precedent.

• A legal principle that means to overturn precedent.

• The practice of letting a previous legal decision stand.

A majority opinion is...

• A binding supreme court opinion, which serves as precedent for future cases

• An opinion that agrees with the majority decision, offering different or additional reasoning, that does not serve as precedent.

• An opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion and does not serve as precedent.

• None of these

What is a concurring opinion?

• A binding supreme court opinion, which serves as precedent for future cases.

• An opinion that agrees with the majority decision, offering different or additional reasoning, that does not serve as precedent.

• An opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion and does not serve as precedent.

• None of these