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The doctrine of _____________ requires courts to follow authoritative prior decisions when ruling on a case

How many justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?

Why is Marbury v. Madison (1803) an important case?

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precedents
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in this case, the justices authorized the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by Congress.
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go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the broader societal implications of their decisions
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criminal

Which of the following statements about federal courts is most accurate?

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in 2014, five of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents
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go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the broader societal implications of their decisions
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although the federal courts hear only a small fraction of all the civil and criminal cases decided each year in the United States, their decisions are extremely important because they interpret the Constitution and the federal laws that govern all Americans
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in looking only at the words of the constitution in order to understand its meaning

Prior cases whose principles are used by judges to decide current cases are called

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criminal
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in this case, the justices authorized the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by Congress.
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district courts
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precedents

A writ of habeas corpus declares that

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in 2014, five of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents
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the government must show a legal cause for holding someone in detention
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go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the broader societal implications of their decisions
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in looking only at the words of the constitution in order to understand its meaning

If a man is arrested because his home was searched by police without a legal warrant, he could argue in court that he had been denied

Roe v. Wade (1973) was

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precedents
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criminal
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based on judicial activism
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in this case, the justices authorized the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by Congress.

In what type of law is the government always the plaintiff?

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criminal
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precedents
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in this case, the justices authorized the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by Congress.
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trail

Activist judges believe that federal judges should

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although the federal courts hear only a small fraction of all the civil and criminal cases decided each year in the United States, their decisions are extremely important because they interpret the Constitution and the federal laws that govern all Americans
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in 2014, five of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents
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go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the broader societal implications of their decisions
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the government must show a legal cause for holding someone in detention

Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court is true?

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the government must show a legal cause for holding someone in detention
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although the federal courts hear only a small fraction of all the civil and criminal cases decided each year in the United States, their decisions are extremely important because they interpret the Constitution and the federal laws that govern all Americans
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in 2014, five of the nine justices were appointed by Republican presidents
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in looking only at the words of the constitution in order to understand its meaning

The first court to hear a case is called a ___________ court

When a private individual brings a suit against a company for breaking a contract, this is an example of ________________ law.

Trial courts in the federal judicial system are called