Key Terms: Ch 14 - SCOTUS

What is the term for the following definition: 'a ruling on a law that has not yet been challenged in court'?

• advisory opinion

• amicus brief

• injunction

• writ of certiorari

What is the term for the following definition: 'an order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review'?

• writ of certiorari

• amicus curiae

• habeas corpus

• stare decisis

What is the term for the following definition: 'an attorney who assists a justice in reviewing cases'?

• law clerk

• bailiff

• court reporter

• paralegal

What is the term for the following definition: 'an unwritten rule declaring that if four of the nine justices agree to hear a case, it will be scheduled for argument'?

• rule of four

• majority rule

• judicial review

• amicus curiae

What is the term for the following definition: 'a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case'?

• brief

• verdict

• affidavit

• subpoena

What is the term for the following definition: 'Latin for “friend of the court”; a written brief from an individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court’s consideration of a case'?

• amicus curiae

• habeas corpus

• stare decisis

• certiorari

What is the term for the following definition: 'a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the nation'?

• Supreme Court justice

• Federal prosecutor

• State senator

• District judge

What is the term for the following definition: 'of or pertaining to the body of beliefs that guide an individual, political system, or nation'?

• ideological

• biological

• technological

• mythological

What is the term for the following definition: 'a lawsuit occurring at the appeals level of the court system'?

• appellate litigation

• criminal prosecution

• civil mediation

• trial court hearing

What is the term for the following definition: 'the philosophy that courts should generally avoid overturning laws passed or actions taken by democratically elected bodies'?

• judicial restraint

• judicial activism

• originalism

• strict constructionism