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Key Terms - Judicial System and Current Cases
Quiz by Molly Bruins
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​The power to review the constitutionality of acts of the national and state governments.
judicial review
​The idea that the Supreme Court is the final voice on the Constitution's meaning.
judicial supremacy
The power to review the constitutionality of acts of the national and state governments.
The idea that the Supreme Court is the final voice on the Constitution's meaning.
The idea that the federal courts must be independent from the control of the other branches of government.
The opinion in a case that has the support of a majority of the justices.
An opinion in a case explaining why a justice disagrees with the majority opinion and why they would decide the case differently.
An opinion from a justice who agrees with the majority on who should win the case, but offers some additional thoughts on how to think about the constitutional issue in the case.
When four of the nine justices decide to take a case, they will issue this.
The list of cases the Court will hear in a term.
The Senate's power to approve or reject the president's nominees, including to the Supreme Court.
