AP US Government Judiciary
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- Q1The power of courts to declare laws unconstitutionalUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q2The view that judges should decide cases strictly on the basis of the language of the laws and the ConstitutionUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q3The view that judges should discern the general principles underlying laws or the Constitution and apply them to modern circumstancesUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q4A federal court authorized by Article III of the Constitution that keeps judges in office during good behavior and prevents their salaries from being reduced. They are the Supreme Court created by the Constitution and appellate and district courts created by Congress.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q5The lowest federal courts; federal trials can be held only here.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q6Federal courts that hear appeals from district courts; no trials.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q7Courts created by Congress for specialized purposes whose judges do not enjoy the protections of Article III of the ConstitutionUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q8An examination of the political ideology of a nominated judgeUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q9Cases concerning the Constitution, federal laws, or treatiesUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q10Cases involving citizens of different states who can bring suit in federal courtsUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q11An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up a case for reviewUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q12A method whereby a poor person can have his or her case heard in federal court without chargeUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q13A rule that allows a plaintiff to recover costs from from defendant if the plaintiff winsUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q14The party that initiates a lawsuitUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q15A legal ruling stating who is authorized to start lawsuitUsers re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s