| A | B |
|---|
| Only Court mentioned in Constitution | SCOTUS |
| Has pwr to create courts inferior to SCOTUS | Congress |
| District, Appellate, & Supreme | 3-tiered court system in US |
| 3-tiered court system est. by | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| portion of Judiciary Act of 1789 found unconstitutional | writ of mandamus |
| writ of mandamus rejected in case of | Marbury v. Madison |
| Reason behind "Judges for Life" | to insulate justices from popular passions |
| doc which validates lifetime judicial appt's | Federalist 78 |
| strict constructionist view then= | judicial restraint today |
| loose constructionist view then= | judicial activism today |
| strict constructionism | following Constitution to the letter |
| loose constructionism | interpreting Constitution creatively for specific situations |
| rule of four | # justices required for SCOTUS to hear case |
| writ of certiorari | letter advancing a case to SCOTUS |
| Judicial Review allows | SCOTUS to find acts of Cong. unconstitutional |
| Judicial Review first established by | Chief Justice John Marshall |
