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Headings: The Federal Courts
The Federal Courts
Chapter Study Outline
Introduction

Content: there are both liberal and conservative activists on the Court. The interactions between Congress and the courts constitute a complex and often uncertain game wherein both institutions must anticipate the actions of the other branch when making their decisions. The president’s most direct influence on the Court is the power to nominate justices, but once on the bench justices have shown a history of surprising their nominators. The Expanding Power of the Judiciary
How has the power of the judiciary changed over time? What are the traditional limitations on the federal courts? How did the courts seek to overcome these limitations in the twentieth century? The traditional limitations of the federal courts included: the rules of standing, which limited access to the bench; the narrow scope of relief the court could offer to claimants; the court’s lack of enforcement powers;