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Chapter 16: The Courts

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	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. is the power of the courts to hold acts of Congress, and by implication the executive, in violation of the Constitution.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. permit a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. refers to how and whether court decisions are translated into actual policy, affecting the behavior of others.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Courts with are those in which a case is heard first, usually in a trial.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. If an issue is one of , in which a court interprets an act of Congress, the legislature routinely passes legislation that clarifies existing laws and, in effect, overturns the courts.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Many scholars and judges favor a policy of , in which judges adhere closely to precedent and play minimal policymaking roles.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The is in charge of the appellate court litigation of the federal government.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The customary manner in which the Senate disposes of state-level federal judicial nominations is through .

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The federal courts have developed a doctrine of as a means to avoid deciding some cases, principally those regarding conflicts between the president and Congress.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The vast majority of cases reaching the courts are settled on the principle of .

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