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AP gov chapter 14
the judiciary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| judicial review | the right of the federal courts to declare laws of Congress and acts of the executive branch void and unenforceable if they are judged to be in conflict with the Constitution. |
| strict- constructionist approach | the view that judges should decide the cases on basis of the language of the constitution |
| activist approach | the view that the judges should discern the general principles underlying the Constitution and its often vague languages and assess how best to apply them in contemporary circumstances, in some cases with the guidance of moral or economic philosophy |
| constitutional court | a federal court exercising the judicial powers found in Article III of the Constitution and whose judges are given constitutional protection: they may not be fired (they serve during "good behavior"), nor may their salaries be reduced while they are in of |