Ap Government & Politics

AP GOVERNMENT & POLITICS HAGEDORN INSTITUTIONS: The Judiciary Chapter 13 Unit Overview: Topics covered in this unit comprise 35-45% of the multiple choice questions on the AP Exam and include the following: the formal and informal institutional arrangements of power between the Congress, Presidency, Bureaucracy and the Courts; the relationship among these four institutions and the balance of power; and the linkage between the four institutions and public opinion and voters, interest groups, political parties, the media and subnational governments.

Directions: Define all of the terms below in a spiral notebook reserved for AP Government vocabulary only. Consult the glossary in your text for all definitions FIRST and consult another source for any definition not found in your book SECOND. Vocabulary notebooks will be turned in on the day of the unit test. Late notebooks will not be accepted. Things to remember:  Define the terms in ink and in order  Number each term according to the list  Skip a line in between definitions.

1. Amicus curiae 2. Appeals courts 3. Appellate jurisdiction 4. Burden of proof 5. Collusion 6. Common law 7. Constitutional interpretation 8. Defendant 9. District courts 10. Judicial activism 11. Judicial restraint 12. Judicial review 13. Judiciary Act of 1789 14. Living Constitution 15. Original intent 16. Original jurisdiction 17. Plaintiff 18. Plea bargaining 19. Precedent 20. Senatorial courtesy 21. Solicitor general 22. Standard of proof 23. Standing 24. Statutory interpretation 25. Strict construction 26. Writ of certification 27. Writ of certiorari 28. Writs of mandamus 29. Majority opinion 30. Concurring opinion 31. Dissenting opinion 32. Stare decisis

READING SCHEDULE Read and take notes each night over the pages assigned. Label each reading assignment with the appropriate page numbers and sections in the event you are given a pop quiz over a certain section. Keep up with the reading schedule unless I tell you otherwise. This means if you miss a class or there is a snow day, you are still responsible for the reading and note-taking. Regardless of where we are in our discussion, you must keep up with the reading schedule. Day Tonight’s Bianco Reading Assignment Other Assignments W 11/28 p. 465-474 Th 11/29 p.474-486 F 11/30 p.486-495 M 12/3 Study Court Cases & Amendments for EOC T 12/4 p. 495-505 W 12/5 Catch up Th 12/6 Vocab Quiz F 12/7 MC ½ Test