Chapter 14 Review Quiz

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

• Concurring opinion
• Judicial review
• Majority opinion
• Dissenting opinion

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

• Originalist interpretation
• Strict constructionism
• Textualism
• Living Constitution

view that justices should settle difficult social and political questions

• Judicial restraint
• Strict constructionism
• Originalism
• Judicial activism

determines whether a petition for certiorari will be granted

• rule of four

• advisory opinion

• solicitor general

• rule of nine

A major criterion the Supreme Court uses when determining whether to hear a case is if

• lower courts have interpreted federal law in several different ways

• the case does not involve changing societal values.

• the case involves the impeachment of a government official.

• the topic has received extensive media coverage.

The Supreme Court’s right to judicial review

• allows the Court to issue writs of certiorari.

• confirms that the Supreme Court can issue advisory opinions

• reinforces the importance of the Bill of Rights.

• was established under Chief Justice John Marshall

What kind of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have when hearing a case involving a water rights dispute between two states?

• appellate

• constitutional

• impeachment

• original

How did McCulloch v. Maryland affect the balance of power?

• It established the state governments’ power over interstate commerce.

• It established the judicial branch’s power of judicial review

• It established the judicial branch’s ability to declare certain presidential actions unconstitutional.

• It said that the federal government was more powerful than the states when carrying out a constitutional duty

One important argument in favor of justices continuing to serve life terms is that

• anything less than a life term might make the justices vulnerable to political influence

• life terms reduce government expenses for retired justices' pensions.

• serving life terms is an important check on the power of the judicial branch.

• serving life terms makes it easier for the president to nominate justices who agree with the president’s political philosophy.

Reading an amicus curiae brief can help citizens

• determine whether a specific Court nominee is likely to be confirmed.

• learn about the likelihood that a constitutional amendment will be ratified

• stay informed about a specific interest group’s view on a case before the Supreme Court.

• understand the majority decision in a specific case.