Judicial Branch

1. The legal doctrine under which courts follow legal precedents when deciding cases with similar facts; means “let the decision stand”.

• Writ of certiorari

• Jurisdiction

• Stare decisis

• Strict constructionist

1. The power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action.

• Jurisdiction

• Precedent

• Judicial activism

• Judicial review

1. An approach to decision making in which judges play minimal decision making roles and defer to legislatures whenever possible by keeping a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

• 1. Judicial review

• Judicial restraint

• Judicial activism

• Loose (liberal) constructionist

1. Someone who interprets the Constitution as a living document and takes into account changes and social conditions since ratification.

• 1. Loose (liberal) constructionist

• 1. Concurring opinion

• 1. Strict constructionist

• 1. Dissenting opinion

1. An approach to decision making in which judges strike down laws, reverse public policy, and chart new constitutional grounds to protect or expand individual rights.

• 1. Judicial restraint

• 1. Judicial review

• 1. Judicial activism

• 1. Strict constructionist

1. Someone who interprets the Constitution in its original context.

• Strict constructionist

• Judicial activist

• Loose (liberal) constructionist

• Judicial reviewer

Match the interpretation method to the philosophy it is most related to.

Strict Constructionism:​ (a)  

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism

Match the interpretation method to the philosophy it is most related to.

Loose Constructionism:​ (a)  

• Judicial Restraint
• Judicial Activism

Why are Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education considered landmark Supreme Court cases?

• They both had major effects on American society.

• They both provided answers to questions the court had not considered before.

• They were both decided by a unanimous decision from the justices.

• They both expanded the power of the courts.

The Supreme Court's power of judicial review came from which court case?

• Gibbons v Odgen

• Marbury v Madison

• Citizens United v U.S.

• Miranda v Arizona