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