Manchester Community College Business Law Judicial Review Questions

1.  What is judicial review?

2.  If a president decided to become a dictator, what “checks” are  in the Constitution for the other two branches of government to stop the president?

3.  What does jurisdiction mean?  Some states have courts of limited jurisdiction.  What types of Courts are these (i.e. what types of cases do they hear?).

4.  There is one major difference between the function of a trial court and the function of an appellate court.  What is that difference?

5.  What is the process (or steps) by which a person becomes a federal judge?

6. Research what the term “defacto” means.

Is the United States Supreme Court a “de facto” lawmaker?  Do their opinions make law?  If so, is this a good thing?   Give some examples if you can find them.

The U.S. Supreme Court is one of the three co-equal branches of government.  What is its relationship with the Executive and Legislative branch of government?  What do the branches do? Is one branch more powerful than any other?

Extra question.  Are New Hampshire judges elected or appointed?