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The principle of means that the issue has already been decided in earlier cases and the earlier decision need only be applied in the case currently before the bench. 

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The idea of means that judges consider the Constitution to be a living document and make new law through judicial interpretations of the Constitution.  

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A is called to hear evidence and decide whether defendants should be indicted.  

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The Supreme Court of the U.S. is the final interpreter of all matters involving the Constitution and federal laws and .  

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The ancient legal doctrine of means that one cannot sue the government without the government’s consent. 

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To bring an issue into court as a case, individuals or firms or interest groups must have ; that is, they must be directly harmed by a law or action.  

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laws are made by an act of Congress or the state legislatures. 

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The middle level of the federal court system is filled by the courts, which have only appellate jurisdiction. 

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Of the 8,000 cases appealed to the Supreme Court, only about are actually argued and decided by signed opinions. 

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In court cases, initiate suits and claim damages. 

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