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Chapter 14 - The Courts

 

Define, explain or identify:

Earl Warren (pg. 446-447)

 

John Marshall (pg. 469)

 

common (judge-made) law (pg. 475)

 

precedent (pg. 477)

 

stare decisis (pg. 478)

 

docket (pg. 479)

 

Solicitor General - "the tenth justice" (pgs. 481-83)

 

judicial restaint (pg. 486)

 

judicial activism (pg. 486)

 

senatorial courtesy (pg. 492)

 

U.S. Attorney (pg. 499)

 

class action suit (pg.502)

 

1. What are the three components of judicial review ? (pg. 469-71)

 

 

 

2. In what way is the Supreme Court really "nine separate courts" ? (pg. 484 - 485 [feature 14.2] )

 

 

 

3. What advice would you give to a lawyer who is about to appear before the Supreme Court ? (pg. 489 [feature 14.4] )

 

 

 

4. What are three important functions of the Chief Justice (William Rehnquist) ? What is his salary ? (pg. 490 - 491)

 

 

 

5. How are federal judges appointed ? What is their term of office ? (pgs. 491 - 493)

 

 

 

6. What are the four major functions of lawyers ? (pg. 498)