Chapter 15: The Federal Courts

Chapter Outline

• The Legal System
  • Cases and the Law
  • Types of Courts
• Federal Jurisdiction
  • Federal Trial Courts
  • Federal Appellate Courts
  • The Supreme Court
  • How Judges Are Appointed
• The Power of the Supreme Court: Judicial Review
  • Judicial Review of Acts of Congress
  • Judicial Review of State Actions
  • Judicial Review of Federal Agency Actions
  • Judicial Review and Presidential Power
  • Judicial Review and Lawmaking
  • The Supreme Court in Action
  • Controlling the Flow of Cases
  • Lobbying for Access: Interests and the Court
  • The Supreme Court's Procedures
  • Explaining Supreme Court Decisions
• Judicial Power and Politics
  • Traditional Limitations on the Federal Courts
  • Two Judicial Revolutions
• Thinking Critically about the Judiciary, Liberty, and Democracy

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