Exam 9: The Judiciary

How and whether judicial decisions are translated into actual policy is known as judicial __________.

Of the more than 100 people who have been Supreme Court justices,a majority have been Catholic.

Describe the role of stare decisis in Brown v.Board of Education.

Which of the following confirms all federal judges?

Explain the "Rule of Four" and its relationship to the decision of the Supreme Court to hear a case.

How are nominees to the federal district courts selected?

Which of the following is within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

Of the following,who was appointed by President George W.Bush?

Define an implementing population and a consumer population in the implementation of judicial decisions.Provide an example for each population.

Litigants have an automatic right of appeal to the Supreme Court.