The Judiciary
AP Government McCoy
Due Date:
Check off completed sections
Quiz Friday
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amicus curiae
briefs
class action suits
concurring
opinion
5. courts of appeals
6. dissenting
opinion
7. district courts
8. Dred Scott v.
Sanford
9. informa
pauperis
10. judicial activism
11. judicial review
12. “litmus test”
13. Marbury v.
Madison
14. McCulloch v.
Maryland
15. opinion of the
Court
16. senatorial
courtesy
17. solicitor general
18. stare decisis
19. strict
construction
20. writ of certiorari
______ Read Chapter 16
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Define judicial review.
Identify and define eight (8) types of law.
Explain how the adversary system shapes the role of judges and the scope of judicial power.
Describe how judges make law.
Analyze the role of stare decisis in judicial system.
Outline the structure of federal courts, identifying the jurisdiction of each.
Describe the relationship between federal and state courts
Describe the roles of federal lawyers, prosecutors, solicitor general, assistant attorney general, and
public defenders. Also, comment on the role of the Legal services Corporation.
9. Analyze the impact of party, race, sex, and ideology on the judicial selection process.
10. Compare judicial activism and judicial restraint and their relationship to political ideology.
11. Explain how ideology and judicial philosophy affect when sitting judges choose to retire.
12. Discuss how partisan politics enter the judicial selection process, the size of the federal judiciary,
and the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
13. Explain how cases reach the Supreme Court.
14. Discuss the role of the Solicitor General.
15. Discuss the role of briefs and oral arguments in a Supreme Court case.
16. Describe the importance of written judicial opinions.
17. Describe the powers of the chief justice.
18. Analyze the relationship between the Supreme Court and the people.
19. Discuss the Court’s involvement in the 2000 presidential election.
______ Vocabulary Homework: Use vocabulary handout to complete 3x5 cards (will not be collected Friday)
______ Supplemental Readings.
“Federalist #78
Article III
Judiciary Act of 1789
Judiciary Act of 1869
______ Supreme Court
Fletcher vs. Peck
Wabash v. Illinios (1886)
Cases (oyez.org)
U.S. vs. Morrison (2000)
Rauch v. Gonzales (2004)
Kelo v. New London (2005
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Basic Structure of U.S. Federal Courts
a. District
b. Circuit
c. Supreme
Types of Jurisdiction
a. Exclusive
b. Original
c. Appellate
Court basics
a. Term
*Information and dates subject to change without
notice.
Created 2013
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b. Compensation
Selection process of judges
Make-up of U.S. Supreme Court
a. Chief Justice & Associate Justices
Check on Supreme Court Power
a. Congress
b. President
How do cases reach the Supreme Court
a. Rule of four/Writ of
certiorari/certificate, etc.