AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 2.11 Flashcards

The concern that unelected, life-tenured judges can use judicial review to override policies supported by elected majorities

An approach favoring assertive judicial review to invalidate government actions, establish new constitutional interpretations, or overturn precedent

An approach favoring limited judicial review, adherence to precedent, and deference to elected institutions unless the Constitution clearly requires intervention

The doctrine of following precedent in cases with similar facts, promoting stability and predictability in the law

Congress may amend a federal statute to change a Court interpretation prospectively, but an ordinary law cannot override the Court’s interpretation of the Constitution

An amendment changes the Constitution the Court must interpret and can therefore supersede a Supreme Court constitutional ruling

The president nominates justices and the Senate confirms or rejects them, allowing the elected branches to shape the Court’s future ideological balance

Using Congress’s statutory power over the Court’s size to change its membership and potentially shift its ideological direction

Congress’s use of its Article III authority to remove categories of cases from the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction

Presidents, states, or other implementing institutions can resist, delay, or narrowly enforce a ruling, reducing its immediate practical effect

The House may impeach a federal judge by majority vote; the Senate may convict and remove the judge by a two-thirds vote of senators present for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors