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​belief that judges should apply the Constitution in light of current conditions

"living" constitution

How is a justice who follows judicial restraint likely to be different from an activist?​

A. The justice is less likely to declare an existing law unconstitutional.

A pivotal civil liberties case in which the Court was not bound by precedent was​

B. Brown v. Board of Education.​

Appellate cases​

B. can come either through the state court systems or the federal court system.

If citizens do not like how the Supreme Court interprets part of the Constitution, they can​

B. work to get the Constitution amended.

President Andrew Jackson's refusal to carry out a Court ruling shows that​

B.the Supreme Court depends on the executive branch to enforce its decisions.

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that states could not interfere with federal actions that were necessary to carry out the federal government's constitutional powers?​

C. McCulloch v. Maryland

One reason that the justices take a preliminary vote is to​

D. discuss their reasoning.

In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall helped establish​

D. the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional.​

The Constitution says that a Supreme Court justice must be at least 35 years of age.​

False

The president nominates Supreme Court justices, but the Senate elects other federal judges.​

False

Brownv. Board of Education of Topeka illustrates how the Supreme Court can be influenced by changing societal values and beliefs.​

True

By assigning a southerner to write the Court's opinion for a voter discrimination case, the Supreme Court demonstrated its awareness of public opinion.​

True

The Supreme Court took on the case of Clarence Gideon in order to determine whether his constitutional rights had been violated.​

True

When considering what cases to hear, the Supreme Court often chooses those in which courts have interpreted federal laws differently.​

True

Why do presidents want nominees from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds?​

c. They want the justices to be somewhat representative of the entire country.

The Constitution requires that a Supreme Court justice​

c. be confirmed by the Senate.

The legislative branch can check the power of the Supreme Court because it​

c. can remove justices.

If a justice disagrees with a decision, he or she can issue a concurring opinion

false

​belief that the Court should step in if people's rights are violated

judicial activism

ideas about what guidelines to follow when interpreting the Constitution

judicial philosophy

belief that the Court should avoid overturning laws passed by democratically elected bodies

judicial restraint

principle that once the Court rules, its decision serves as a precedent

stare decisis

How is the process for filling a Senate position different from the process for filling a Supreme Court position?​

​A. Senators are elected by the people whereas justices are nominated by the president.