Test Review

Thursday, April 23, 2009

11:56 AM

Dual justice system

Congress sets up Federal court system and states have own

District court = lowest court

Circuit Court of Appeals

All federal judges are appointed by President

Senate approves

For life

Supreme court mostly fed from circuit court (DC mostly)

Rule of 4

4 of the 9 justices must want to hear a case for it to be scheduled

Released audio tapes of controversial cases starting in 2000

Marbury vs Madison

Judicial review

Chief justice John Marshaw

Roger B Tawney case

Slavery

Dread scott decision

Post Civil War

Pro business and pro monopoly

3 conservative judges

Scalia

Thomas

Alito

Know your 9 judges

3 liberal judges

Bryer

Souder

Ginsburg

Judicial courtesy

Earl Warren = most activist

Activist case = brown vs board

Reniquest = most judicial restraint

Acting as a watch dog over gov is not judicial restraint

Create new president = judicial activism

AP: lots on judicial activism and restraint

Judicial activism = creating law by setting precedence

Restraint = refine and strengthen the law; simply upheld current laws

Thomas

Never asks questions

Almost never rights opinions

Restraint

Conservative

W bush appointed

Educated through affirmative action, but against it