PSCI264 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Judicial Activism, Supremacy Clause, Amicus Curiae
14 Dec 2016
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Litigation - the conduct of a lawsuit. Private and public disputes go to court. Mediation - a way of resolving disputes without going to court, instead uses a third party mediator. State courts deal with issues of state law. Electing judges - contested because a judge is supposed to be impartial to politics and able to uphold what is right, not what the majority wants. Hear crimes that violate federal laws, federal treaties or crimes against the constitution. The rst level of federal courts which actually try the case. Judges are appointed by the president and approved by the senate. Look at trial records of district courts to make sure they were settled properly. Post 9/11 - foreign intelligence surveillance court. Appointed by president and approved by the senate. Supreme court can overrule any act of congress that is unconstitutional. Judicial review - the courts ability to strike down acts as unconstitutional and interpret the.
