Judicial Review

What is a writ of Mandamus? 

• Type of law the public must follow
• The ability to declare laws unconstitutional 
• Forces government officials to do something
• A funny Word

Which court case establishes Judicial Review?

• Mculloh V Maryland
• Marbury V Madison
• Plessy V Ferguson
• Hamilton V Jefferson

What is the power of judicial review?

• Power to stop the judicial branch from doing something unwise

• Grants more powers to the judicial branch of government

• Power to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional

• Power to review a decision of a lower court

What is Judicial Review?

• The courts can review laws and declare them unconstitutional

• Judges have a review system for some court cases

• The courts have the ability to reverse a decision

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

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