After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

15.1 Describe the structure and powers of the federal judiciary as laid out in the Constitution

15.2 Summarize John Marshall’s development of judicial review in the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison

15.3 Be familiar with the structure of the American legal system and the federal judiciary

15.4 Trace the path of most cases through the federal judiciary

15.5 Compare theories of judicial decision making as well as arguments for or against judicial restraint and activism in constitutional review