Chapter 14: The Supreme Court of the United States Review

written document stating one side’s arguments

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

determines whether a petition for certiorari will be granted

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

recent law school graduate who assists a justice

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

issued when a justice agrees with a case’s outcome, but for different reasons than the majority

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

official who represents the federal government in court

• brief

• rule of four

• clerk

• concurring opinion

• solicitor general

view that the Constitution should be interpreted in light of the current times

• "living" constitution

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion

view that justices should settle difficult social and political questions

• "living" constitution

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion

view that justices should support existing laws

• "living" constitution

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion

argumentative or combative

• "living" constitution

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion

a ruling on a law that has not yet been challenged in court

• "living" constitution

• judicial activism

• judicial restraint

• contentious

• advisory opinion