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| The power to decide whether the Supreme Court will hear a case or not is called _____. |
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| One who petitions a court to review the decision of a lower court is called a _____. |
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| The Supreme Court sits for approximately _____ _____ each year. |
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| _____ _____ briefs may be filed by infividuals who are not parties in the casae but still have an interest in the case's outcome. |
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| Each Friday during the Court's term, the justices meet in conference. The _____ _____ has been a tradition since the late 19th century. |
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| Traditionally, the _____ _____ starts the conference by giving his view of the case. |
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| A quorum of _____ justices is needed for the Court to hear a case. |
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| If all justices agree on a case, the Court issues a _____ _____. |
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| majority opinion (court opinion) |
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| If the Court is split on a case, it issues a _____ _____. |
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| If a justice votes with the majority but wishes to explain his reasoning in a separate opinion, he may write a _____ _____. |
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| Any justice who does not vote with the majority on a case may write a _____ _____, explaining his reasons for disagreeing. |
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| _____ _____ marks the final stage of the Supreme Court's decision-making process. |
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| The philosophy that the historical role of the Supreme Court has been to interpret and apply the Constitution as it stands written and as it was understood by its Framers. |
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| judicial activism; Chief Justice Earl Warren |
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| _____ is the belief that judges should go beyond the "four corners of the Constitution" and use the Constitution to change societal behavior. This philosophy was established by _____ _____ _____ _____. |
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