Ch.9 federal judiciary
what have presidents done when choosing supreme court nominees?
chosen members of their own parties over 90% of the time
the supreme courts opinion in Dred Scott vs Sanford asserted:
African Americans were not citizens under the constitution escaped slaves in free states in the north had to be returned to the slave owners congress could not outlaw slavery in new territories
the "Thurmond rule" refers to:
an opposition partys decision to block confirmations of appeals court nominees in the senate during an election heat.
for the 8000 or so certiorari requests it receives each year, the supreme courts rule to determine whether any given was is heard is:
four of the nine justices must favor hearing the case
doctrine of judicial review:
holds that the supreme court possesses the authority to rule acts of congress unconstitutional
what did the federalist passing the judiciary act of 1801 accomplish
ist sharply raised the number of district and appellate courts and thereby created new judgeships for the outgoing federalists to fill
describe the impact of Marbury vs. Madison
it did not immediately strengthen the courts power in its relations w/the president or congress
Federal district courts"
manage ton favor the ideological preferences of the president who appointed them
what did the judiciary act of 1801 do:
shrank the size of the supreme court five justices
only litigants who are directly or adversely affected by a disputed action have the right to do what to bring the case to court?
standing
in McCulloch vs. Maryland the supreme court ruled:
that state taxation of federal property or its activities was unconstitutional
senatorial courtesy refers to:
the delegation by the president of the choice of district court judge to the senators from the state where the court is located
jefferson's response to the appointment of members of the defeated federalists party by adams to the federal judiciary was a complaint that:
the federalist had "retired into the judiciary as a strong hold"
the dramatic conversion of the supreme court agenda and its view of federal power came about through:
the replacement of retirees with a generation of jurists in closer agreement with the president and congress
because the president nominates and the senate confirms federal court appointments:
they do not stray from mainstream public opinion for long
since the passage of the judiciary act of 1925 which is true about the concurring and dissenting opinions:
they have increased sharply
the office of solicitor general is responsible for making the supreme court aware of:
those the president's administration thinks are important
what way the purpose of the writ of mandamus requested by William Marbury?
to have the court order secretary of state James Madison to perform his duty and delivery Marbury's commission
from the perspective of John Marshall, federal authority:
trumped state authority