AG Chapter 14 – Flashcards

In which case did the Supreme Court establish the principle of judicial review?

Since the late nineteenth century (with a brief interruption in the mid-twentieth century), at least one Supreme Court seat has been held by a(n)

In order for a suit to meet the standards of justiciability, the plaintiff must have

The only way a case can move from a state court system to the national system is through

The only type of Supreme Court decision that can establish a precedent is a

Unsigned opinions that outline the reasoning behind a nearly unanimous Supreme Court decision are known as

An opinion written on behalf of the largest bloc of justices, if that bloc numbers fewer than five members, is known as

The principle of judicial review allows the Supreme Court to

Because of the insight it gives into their doctrinal views, presidents tend to prefer Supreme Court nominees who have

Which president appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court justice, to the Court?

A case that begins in the national court system will be resolved

Before the appointment of Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009, there had been, in the history of the Supreme Court, ________ female justice(s) and ________ black justice(s).

An opinion written by a justice who agrees with the decision of the majority, but not with its reasoning, is known as

An opinion written by one justice on behalf of at least five members of the Court is known as

The two basic types of law under the American judicial system are criminal law and

Most cases that begin in a state court system are resolved in

Which president appointed Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, to the court?

Who was the first Jewish justice on the Supreme Court?

Petitions for writs of certiorari are an important part of the process by which

Andrew Jackson's famous (if perhaps apocryphal) comment that, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it", illustrates the fact that

When presenting a case before the Supreme Court, lawyers are permitted

The primary basis of American common law is

Edward White, Harlan Stone, and William Rehnquist are exceptional for being the only Supreme Court justices

Which federal office is known as the "tenth justice" because of the Supreme Court's high receptivity to its petitions?

How many of the nine justices must vote to grant certiorari in order for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court?