Exploring the Judicial Branch and Supreme Court for AP Government

What does Article 3 of the Constitution establish?

• The Judicial Branch, including the U.S. Supreme Court

• The Legislative Branch

• The process of impeachment

• The Executive Branch

Why were Supreme Court justices given lifetime tenure?

• To limit their influence on law

• To ensure they remain loyal to the president

• To make it easier to impeach them

• To protect them from political pressures

What was a major concern of the anti-federalists regarding the judiciary?

• The appointment of justices for life

• The Supreme Court's inability to check the other branches

• The judiciary's power over state courts

• The lack of a Supreme Court

What did Alexander Hamilton argue in Federalist No. 78?

• The importance of judicial review

• The need for a strong executive branch

• The benefits of a bicameral legislature

• The dangers of a large federal army

What landmark case established the power of judicial review?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Roe vs. Wade

• Marbury vs. Madison

What does judicial activism involve?

• Judges strictly adhering to the text of the Constitution

• Judges avoiding making decisions on controversial issues

• Judges using their rulings to establish new policies

• Judges only reviewing cases from lower courts

What is judicial restraint?

• A method of selecting judges based on their political beliefs

• A policy of minimalistic intervention by the courts in policy matters

• A court's decision to hear as many cases as possible

• A legal theory that supports the abolition of the Supreme Court

What is the concept of 'stare decisis'?

• The power of the president to veto court decisions

• The ability of Congress to override a Supreme Court decision

• The process of nominating Supreme Court justices

• The principle of letting previous decisions stand

What role does the executive branch have in checking the power of the judiciary?

• The ability to pass laws that limit the Supreme Court's power

• The power to appoint judges and justices

• The authority to dissolve the Supreme Court

• The capability to ignore Supreme Court decisions

How can Congress respond if the Supreme Court finds a law unconstitutional?

• By ignoring the Supreme Court's decision

• By rewriting the law to address the unconstitutional parts

• By impeaching Supreme Court justices

• By passing an amendment to the Constitution