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Down: 2) This is the idea that every judge's decisions are heavily influenced by their political ideology and beliefs. 3) When a judge is slow to overturn any laws or acts by Congress and defers to the judgment of the other 2 branches unless they see a clear violation of the Constitution. 5) Passed shortly after the Civil War, this ultimately gave the Supreme Court the power to begin selectively incorporating the liberties of the Bill of Rights. 6) This was passed by Congress and established the very structure of the judicial branch. 7) Makes up the very first amendments to the Constitution. 8) The idea that everyone should be held accountable to the same laws and that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land means that the rules must also obey the law and cannot simply change it at will. 10) to interpret the constitution more loosely with the belief that decisions should be made with consideration to current social norms and values. 15) The legally binding decision of the Supreme Court that sets the precedent for future cases to abide by. Across: 1) When it is not always clear what the text of the Constitution means a judge may consider what the intent was of the founders when they wrote it, 3) Perhaps the greatest power the Supreme Court has had was established from Marbury v. Madison. 4) This is the process by which state governments have been required to respect individual liberties laid out in the Bill of Rights. 9) An interpretation of the Constitution that relies primarily on the wording of the Constitution and allows for very minimal interpretation beyond what is written. 11) The power a court has to hear a case for the very first time and determine innocence or guilt. 12) The power of a court to decide whether a lower court's decision should stand or if it somehow violated the law or constitution in how they came to their decision. 13) Previous legal decisions or actions act as a guide for future cases that are similar. 14) the highest court in the country and the final authority on interpreting the law and the constitution. 16) sets teh precdence for judical review 17) Written conclusion of a Supreme Court judge that opposes the conclusion of the rest of the court. 18) a judge's opinion that disagrees wth the decision of the majority but provides different reasons for reaching that conclusion. 19) believe that the Supreme Court should assert its independence and override decisions of he legislative and executive branches when it believes their actions are unconstitutional.
 

 

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