Melissa Boatswain

POL-100

• enables it to declare acts of the other branches unconstitutional
• an appeals court
• least dangerous
• Positive: Insulated from political pressures
  Negative: Lack of accountability
  Framers’ reason: To ensure judicial independence
• It provides consistency through precedent
• at the state level
• both civil and criminal law
• it involves a federal question
• Positive: Multiple layers of review
  Negative: Potential confusion or conflicting decisions
• Local or state courts
• district and circuit courts
• stare decisis
• nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate
• No, as appointments ensure judicial independence
• Yes, diversity enhances representation; qualifications are essential
• one chief justice and eight associate justices
• four
• filing amicus curiae briefs
• solicitor general
• A more politically polarized selection process
• defer to the decisions of the elected branches of government
• concurring opinion
• all of the above
• Legal precedents, statutory interpretation, constitutional principles, judicial philosophy
• Reliance on the executive branch for enforcement; resistance can impede implementation