The Solicitor General is the

chief legal counsel for the White House.

lawyer who represents the United States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government is a party.

chief lawyer for Congress who makes advisory opinions on the constitutionality of legislative proposals.

head of the Department of Justice.

If someone is an advocate of the philosophy of judicial restraint, they believe

the Court should go beyond the words of the Constitution or a statute to consider the broader societal implications of its decisions.

that judges should openly consider both legal and political questions when adjudicating cases.

in looking only at the words of the Constitution in order to understand its meaning.

that the meaning of the law tends to evolve over time.

Activist judges believe that federal judges should

go beyond the words of a constitution or statute to consider the broader societal implications of their decisions.

interpret the U.S. Constitution according to the intentions of its framers and defer to the views of Congress when interpreting federal statutes.

be more aggressive and ideological than the president when vacancies occur on the courts.

always overrule state legislatures and governors when making decisions.

The first court to hear a criminal case involving a violation of state law is called a(n) ________ court.

trial

appellate

advisory

supreme

Trial courts in the federal judicial system are called

appellate courts

civil courts

grand juries

district courts

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