Judicial Review

True or False: When you ask a higher court to review your case, you are making an appeal.

• True

• False

The Supreme Court’s power to decide if something is constitutional is called judicial review

• True

• False

When someone is accused of a crime, the type of case is

• Criminal

• Appeal

• Civil

• Supreme

The authority of a court to hear a case is called __.

• originalism

• jurisdiction

• amicus curiae

• stare decisis

The two types of courts are ___ and ___.

• domestic and foregin

• tribal and tax

• neutral and biased

• federal and state

The role of the Judicial Branch is to

• enforce the laws

• create the laws

• support treaties and executive agreements

• interpret the laws

Under Article III of the Constitution, __ creates the inferior (lower) courts.

• the president

• Congress

• the Senate Judiciary Committee

• the Attorney General

The __ nominates federal and Supreme Court justices with confirmation from a majority of the __.

• president; Senate

• Senate Judiciary Committee; Attorney General

• president; House of Representatives

• vice president; electors

What does judicial review mean?

• that the Supreme Court can investigate the president for misconduct

• that the Supreme Court can declare executive orders and legislation unconstitutional

• that the president can review an Supreme Court decisions he deems unfair

• that Congress has the right to ensure the Supreme Court's decisions are impartial

When the Supreme Court enacts social justice rulings this is viewed as __.

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• a mittimus judgment

• preemptory challenge