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The court case of Marbury v.Madison established the legal power of the Supreme Court to:

A) amend the Constitution
B) review acts of Congress
C) establish lower federal courts
D) force parties in a legal conflict to settle prior to trial
E) issue a writ of mandamus

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In a public law case,the government is the plaintiff.

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Activism and restraint by the court are the same as liberalism and conservatism.

In the American judicial system,parties to a case must demonstrate that they have a substantial stake in the outcome of the case called:

Which of the following examples describes the arena of public law that involves disputes over the jurisdiction,procedures,or authority of government agencies?

List and explain the five limitations on judicial power.

How do cases reach the Supreme Court? How does the Supreme Court control the flow of cases and its own caseload?

Except for a handful of cases selected for review by the U.S.Supreme Court,the final federal courts to which a case can be appealed are the:

Under which condition would a criminal case enter the realm of public law?

Some members of the majority may agree with both the outcome and the rationale of a Supreme Court decision,but wish to emphasize or highlight a particular point and so draft a:

Including time for questions,attorneys presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court must limit their presentation to within:

Dissents can be used to signal to defeated political forces in the nation that their position is supported by at least some members of the Supreme Court.

Civil cases involving the citizens of more than one state and in which more than $75,000 is at stake may be heard in either the federal or the state courts,usually depending on the preference of the:

The two most common types of civil cases involve:

Cases in the federal district courts are,in form,very different from cases in the state trial courts.

Explain the three major roles (dispute resolution,coordination,and rule interpretation)played by the courts within the American political system.

Describe the process and politics surrounding the appointment of federal judges.

Besides the justices who staff the Court,the individual who has the greatest immediate influence on the work of the Supreme Court is the:

If John Smith was pulled over for speeding and he appealed his ticket in court,the plaintiff would be the:

For the most part,Congress has assigned federal court jurisdictions on the basis of: