The Supreme Court of the United States

What is the role of the Supreme Court in the US government?

• Creating foreign policy

• Interpreting the Constitution, ensuring fair application of laws, and exercising judicial review.

• Writing new laws

• Enforcing laws

What is the significance of the case Marbury v. Madison?

• It established the principle of judicial review.

• It established the principle of executive review.

• It declared the Constitution unconstitutional.

• It granted the President the power to veto laws.

What is the process for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court?

• The case is randomly selected by the Supreme Court

• The case is decided based on public opinion polls

• The case is automatically heard if requested by the President

• The process involves going through lower courts, filing a petition for a writ of certiorari, Supreme Court justices reviewing the petition, scheduling oral arguments, and issuing a decision after deliberation.

determines whether a petition for certiorari will be granted

• brief

• rule of four

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

recent law school graduate who assists a justice

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• solicitor general

issued when a justice agrees with a case’s outcome, but for different reasons than the majority

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• concurring opinion

official who represents the federal government in court

• brief

• clerk

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

The view that the Constitution should be interpreted in light of the current times

• "living" constitution

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• advisory opinion

view that justices should support existing laws

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion

Senate confirmation hearings to confirm or deny an appointment of a justice to the Supreme Court can and have become argumentative or combative, meaning ........

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion