American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)Chapter 14:
The JudiciaryChapter Outline
- The Origins of the U.S. Judiciary
- The Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1789: Establishing the Supreme Court and the Federal District Courts
- Marbury v. Madison and the Principle of Judicial Review
- The Judiciary Act of 1891: Expanding the Federal Courts
- The Basis of U.S. Law
- Common Law
- Historical Basis of Common Law
- The Principle of Stare Decisis
- Code Law
- Sources of U.S. Law
- The Federal and State Constitutions
- Statutes
- Judicial Decisions
- Executive Orders
- Administrative Law
- The Federal Court System
- Jurisdiction of Federal Courts
- The Structure of the Federal Courts
- Federal District Courts
- U.S. Courts of Appeals
- Special Courts
- The U.S. Supreme Court Within the Federal System
- Selecting Judges for the Federal Bench
- The Senate's Role in Appointment and Confirmation
- Judicial Competence
- Ideology and Selection to the Bench
- Representation of Demographic Groups
- The U.S. Supreme Court Today
- The Supreme Court's Jurisdiction
- Choosing Cases for Review
- On the Docket: Considering the Case
- Meeting in Conference: The Deliberative Stage
- Deciding How to Vote: Voting Blocs on the Court
- Writing the Opinion
- The Supreme Court Today: The Roberts Court
- Judges as Policy Makers
- Activism Versus Restraint
- Competing Legal Interpretations
- Checks on the Courts
- The Inner Ring: Legislatures and Chief Executives
- The Gatekeepers: Participants in the Judicial Process
- Law Enforcers' Checks on the Judiciary
- Interest Groups' Checks on the Judiciary
- Intra-Court Constraints
- The Outer Ring: The Users
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