Unit 8/Court cases

3. Filed by interested parties to provide additional information to the court.
4. Court's authority to review decisions from lower courts.
6. The court's authority to hear a case first.
8. Courts can review and invalidate laws or actions that violate the Constitution.
11. takes what the Constitution states literally
13. More than one court can hear the same case.

1. Courts interpret the Constitution to promote social change.
2. Four justices must agree to hear a case.
5. Courts limit their power and defer to elected officials.
7. Interprets the Constitution broadly.
9. Formal request for Supreme Court review.
10. A judge's opinion agrees with the majority's decision but for different reasons.
12. (1803) Established judicial review.
13. Reviews decisions from lower courts or agencies.