Section 2.3 The Policy Making Role Of The Supreme Court

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American Civil Liberties Union

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A nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of civil liberties in America.

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Article III

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Establishes the Supreme Court, and specifies how the lower courts in the federal system are to be created.

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Conservative

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An ideological inclination to preserve the traditional or current order.

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Conservative Decisions

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Court decisions that align with the crime control model as opposed to the due process model.

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Judicial Activism

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Judicial decisions based on personal political beliefs rather than existing law.

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Judicial Restraint

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A judicial philosophy that holds that judges' personal political beliefs should not influence court decisions.

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Justice Anthony Kennedy

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Associate Justice of the SCOTUS who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988; known to be a swing vote in many of the courts 5-4 decisions.

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Justice Elena Kagan

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Associate Justice of the SCOTUS who was appointed by President Obama in 2010; tends to vote along liberal lines.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Associate Justice of the SCOTUS appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993; tends to vote liberal.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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Associate Justice of the SCOTUS who was appointed by President Obama in 2009; tends to vote along liberal lines.

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Justice Stephen Breyer

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Associate Justice of the SCOTUS who was appointed by President Clinton in 1994; usually considered a moderate.

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Liberal

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A political view that focuses on change and a tendency to disregard tradition as valuable.

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Liberal Decisions

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Court decisions that can be viewed as upholding civil rights over public order.

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Limited Jurisdiction

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A court that has the authority to hear only certain kinds of cases; usually used as a synonym of lower courts.

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Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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A landmark SCOTUS decision in which the Court established its power of judicial review.

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Moot

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A state of a case where further legal proceedings will have no practical effect; the matter has become strictly academic and of no practical importance.

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Right to Counsel

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The Sixth Amendment provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall...have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense."

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Standing

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The idea that only the person harmed by an action can take a complaint about the action before a court.

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Warren Court

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The SCOTUS during the tenure of Earl Warren as Chief Justice (1953 to 1969); very liberal, and can be credited as a major force in the Civil Rights Revolution.