Exam 7: Courts and the Quest for Justice

_______________________is the power of a court toreview the actions of the executive and legislative branches and, if necessary, declare those actions unconstitutional.

Which of the following is NoT  a decision made by appellate court judges? ​

The U.S. Supreme Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least____________justices approve of it.

What are the chief responsibilities of the defense attorney? ​

A public civil officer or official with limited judicial authority within a particular geographic area, such as the authority toissue an arrest warrant, is __________ ​

The court's legitimacy is based on twofactors: impartiality and ________ ​

_______________________________are separate opinions in which the judges disagree with the conclusion reached by the majority of the court and expand on their own views about the case.

The federal court system has____________U.S. Courts of Appeals, alsoreferred toas U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.