AP Government Chapter 16 Flashcards

The requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, depending on whether they have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from another party or governmental action.

Lawsuits in which a small number of people sue on behalf of all individuals in similar circumstances.

Issues capable of being settled as a matter of law.

<p>Legal briefs submitted by a 'friend of the court' to influence a court's decision by presenting additional viewpoints and information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 91 federal courts of original jurisdiction where trials are held and juries may be impaneled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Appellate courts that review final decisions of district courts and appeals to orders of many federal regulatory agencies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pinnacle of the American judicial system, ensuring uniformity in interpreting national laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are usually not confirmed if opposed by a senator from the president's party from the nominee's state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A presidential appointee and the third-ranking officer in the Department of Justice responsible for the federal government's appellate court litigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statement of legal reasoning behind a judicial decision.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Latin phrase meaning 'let the decision stand'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How similar cases have been decided in the past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How and whether court decisions are translated into actual policy affecting behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A view that the Constitution should be interpreted according to the original intent of the Framers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress and, by implication, the executive are in accord with the U.S. Constitution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A judicial philosophy in which judges play minimal policy-making roles, leaving that duty to legislatures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A judicial philosophy where judges make bold policy decisions and can correct pressing needs unmet by the political process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A doctrine used by federal courts to avoid deciding certain cases, especially those involving conflicts between the president and Congress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The judicial interpretation of an act of Congress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A decision by the court as a whole rather than by a specific judge.</p> Signup and view all the answers