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Chapter 8: The Federal Courts: Least Dangerous Branch or Imperial Judiciary?
How Courts Work
- Within what broad categories of law do cases arise?
- How is the U.S. court system structured?
Federal Jurisdiction
- What is the importance of the federal court system?
- What factors play a role in the appointment of federal judges?
Judicial Review
- What is the basis for the Supreme Court's power of judicial review?
- How does the power of judicial review make the Supreme Court a lawmaking body?
The Supreme Court in Action
- How does a case reach the Supreme Court? What shapes the flow of cases through the Supreme Court? Once accepted, how does a case proceed?
- What factors influence the judicial philosophy of the Supreme Court?
Judicial Power and Politics
- How has the power of the federal courts been limited throughout much of American history?
- How have the role and power of the federal courts been transformed over the last fifty years?
- How has the increase in the Supreme Court's power changed its role in the political process?
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