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show when a superior court compels a lower court or an official to do or not do something.  
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show formal written declaration by a court requires some action to be taken  
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void   show
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show declaring something to be valid or constitutional  
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show attempted to explain the constitution and shape its future interpretation  
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show when a judge affirms the validity of a statement (like when an attorney objects the judge says sustained because he's agreeing)  
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show highest fed court, hears appeals from fed & state courts, able to select which cases to hear, 8 associate judges & 1 chief justice, all serve for life.  
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Supremacy Clause   show
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strict scrutiny   show
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strict construction   show
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stare decisis   show
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show made famous in Plessy v Ferguson.. legitimized segregation in states as long as states could maintain separate public accommodations for whites and blacks  
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show void ruling of a lower court  
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per curiam   show
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Necessary and Proper Clause   show
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judicial review   show
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show court order requiring that a person held in custody be brought before the court to determine whether he is being held legally or should be released  
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Fourteenth Amendment   show
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show guarantees that individuals will not be deprived of "life, liberty, or property" without "due process of law", found in 5th & 14th amend  
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affirmative action   show
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abridge   show
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