Question: The judicial branch promotes the rule of law by using judicial review to?

Answer: hold government accountable to the laws.

Question: Why must the judicial branch be an independent branch of government?

Answer: to keep judges fair and impartial.

Question: The final clause in the Sixth Amendment has been used to justify the provision of which of the following?

Answer: public defenders.

Question: Many people accused of crimes settle criminal cases through plea bargains to?

Answer: be sentenced for a lesser crime.

Question: Juries are important in part because they enable citizens to?

Answer: participate in the court process.

Question: The U.S. Supreme Court case Hernandez v. Texas protected citizens' rights to?

Answer: a jury of their peers.

Question: Justices in an appellate court who agree with the ruling opinion but disagree with the reasons for the opinion may?

Answer: contribute a concurrent opinion.

Question: A successful appeal will most likely?

Answer: align with precedent.

Question: Family law, juvenile law, probate law, and traffic law all fall under the jurisdiction of?

Answer: state courts.

Question: Which judges may be selected by popular vote, legislative vote, or appointment?

Answer: only state court judges.

Question: In order to safeguard against corruption and ensure impartiality, federal judges are?

Answer: appointed for life terms.

Question: The power of judicial review serves to?

Answer: check the executive and legislative branches.

Question: Criminal courts resolve cases between?

Answer: state prosecutors and defendants.

Question: Who most benefits from public defenders?

Answer: defendants who cannot afford their own counsel.

Question: Jurisdiction is determined by?

Answer: geography, parties, and type of laws involved.

Question: In the case of Roper v. Simmons, what constitutional right did the Court say was being violated?

Answer: an individual's right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.

Question: A major criterion the Supreme Court uses when determining whether to hear a case is if?

Answer: lower courts have interpreted federal law in several different ways.

Question: The Supreme Court's right to judicial review?

Answer: was established with the court case Marbury v Madison

Question: What kind of jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have when hearing a case involving a water rights dispute between two states?

Answer: Original

Question: How did McCulloch v. Maryland affect the balance of power?

Answer: It said the the federal government was more powerful than the states when carrying out a constitutional duty.

Question: When the Supreme Court hears a case?

Answer: oral arguments last a total of one hour.

Question: Reading an amicus curiae brief can help citizens?

Answer: stay informed about a specific interest group's view on a case before the Supreme Court.

Question: In what way did the Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka demonstrate how a changing society influences Supreme Court decisions?

Answer: Racial segregation in public schools became less socially acceptable.

Question: Congress's ability to impeach justices is an example of?

Answer: how the legislative branch can check the power of the judicial branch.

Question: Which of the following lists the steps in filling a Supreme Court vacancy?

Answer: The individual is nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

Question: In recent years the Supreme court has become more representative of the entire country because?

Answer: there is a wider variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.