Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter students should be able to:

Distinguish between the jurisdictions of state and federal court systems.

Identify the criteria a state law case must meet to be considered in the federal court system.

Differentiate between trial and appellate courts.

Discuss the role partisan politics plays in the selection of federal judges.

Identify the political factors that influence Supreme Court decision making.

Describe what the issues of legitimacy and compliance entail and how they effect the Supreme Court's policymaking process.

Distinguish between the doctrines of judicial restraint and activism.

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