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Government 2305 Test Exam Questions Verified
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writ of certiorari - ✔✔an order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up a case for review


Rule of Four - ✔✔At least four justices of the Supreme Court must vote to consider a case before it can be

heard


Case laws - ✔✔Rules made by a court.


class-action suit - ✔✔a legal action on behalf of all the people who have suffered the same injustice


jurisdiction - ✔✔(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law


Diversity of Citizenship - ✔✔A basis for federal court jurisdiction over a lawsuit between citizens of

different states.


justicable controversy - ✔✔a controversy that is real


Litigate - ✔✔to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings


Amicus curiae brief - ✔✔Latin for "friend of the court"; a brief that supports one of the sides in a case

being tried


general jurisdiction - ✔✔Authority of a court to hear a wide range of cases


Limited Jurisdiction - ✔✔Happens when a court is limited to specific subject matter, such as probate or

divorce.


appellate court - ✔✔A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that were originally tried in

lower courts.



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plurality opinion - ✔✔An opinion written by the majority of justices on the winning side.


senatorial courtesy - ✔✔Allows a senator to veto a judicial appointment in their state


judicial activism - ✔✔philosophy that the courts should take an active role in solving problems


judicial restraint - ✔✔a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of

their own power


strict construction - ✔✔"Letter of the law"


Broad Construction - ✔✔A judicial philosophy that looks to the context and purpose of a law when

making an interpretation.


judicial implementation - ✔✔the way in which court decisions are translated into policy


Political question - ✔✔An issue that needs to be decided by the executive or legislative branches


foreign policy - ✔✔a government's strategy in dealing with other nations


diplomacy - ✔✔How a nation handles political relations


economic aid - ✔✔Assistance to other countries designed to help the recipient's economy.


National security policy - ✔✔Foreign policy designed to protect a nation's independence


Defense Policy - ✔✔A subset of national security policies having to do with the U.S. armed forces.


moral idealism - ✔✔Sees nations as willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards


Political Realism - ✔✔A philosophy that sees each nation acting principally in its own interest.


Terrorism - ✔✔A systematic attempt to inspire fear


Normal Trade Relations (NTR) Status - ✔✔Granted through an international treaty "most-favored-nation"




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