To ensure that legislative enactments comply with the constitution.

To determine the constitutionality of executive actions.

To resolve disputes between different branches of government.

To interpret the meaning of statutes.

The Supreme Court of the United States.

The highest court in each state.

The federal district courts.

The court of appeals.

The principle that courts should follow precedent.

The principle that courts should interpret statutes narrowly.

The principle that courts should interpret statutes broadly.

The principle that courts should defer to the decisions of other branches of government.

Facial challenges challenge the entire enactment, while as-applied challenges challenge only specific applications of the enactment.

Facial challenges challenge the enactment on its face, while as-applied challenges challenge the enactment as applied to a particular case.

Facial challenges challenge the enactment's constitutionality, while as-applied challenges challenge the enactment's validity.

Facial challenges challenge the enactment's purpose, while as-applied challenges challenge the enactment's effect.

The principle that a court can strike down a portion of a legislative enactment while leaving the rest of the enactment intact.

The principle that a court can uphold a portion of a legislative enactment while striking down the rest of the enactment.

The principle that a court can strike down an entire legislative enactment.

The principle that a court can uphold an entire legislative enactment.

The principle that a legislative enactment must be clear and specific in its terms.

The principle that a legislative enactment must be broad and general in its terms.

The principle that a legislative enactment must be written in plain English.

The principle that a legislative enactment must be written in legalese.

The principle that a legislative enactment is unconstitutional if it prohibits more speech than is necessary to achieve its legitimate purpose.

The principle that a legislative enactment is unconstitutional if it prohibits less speech than is necessary to achieve its legitimate purpose.

The principle that a legislative enactment is unconstitutional if it prohibits speech that is protected by the First Amendment.

The principle that a legislative enactment is unconstitutional if it prohibits speech that is not protected by the First Amendment.

The principle that a court will not decide a case until it is ripe for review.

The principle that a court will decide a case as soon as possible.

The principle that a court will decide a case only if it is important.

The principle that a court will decide a case only if it is controversial.

The principle that a person must have a sufficient stake in the outcome of a case in order to bring a lawsuit.

The principle that a person must have a legal right to bring a lawsuit.

The principle that a person must have a financial stake in the outcome of a case in order to bring a lawsuit.

The principle that a person must have a personal stake in the outcome of a case in order to bring a lawsuit.

The principle that a court will not decide a case that is no longer relevant.

The principle that a court will decide a case even if it is no longer relevant.

The principle that a court will decide a case only if it is relevant.

The principle that a court will decide a case only if it is important.

The principle that a court will not decide a case if the plaintiff has waited too long to bring the lawsuit.

The principle that a court will decide a case even if the plaintiff has waited too long to bring the lawsuit.

The principle that a court will decide a case only if the plaintiff has waited too long to bring the lawsuit.

The principle that a court will decide a case only if the defendant has waited too long to bring the lawsuit.

The principle that a person is prevented from asserting a claim or defense that they have previously asserted or that is inconsistent with a previous position they have taken.

The principle that a person is not prevented from asserting a claim or defense that they have previously asserted or that is inconsistent with a previous position they have taken.

The principle that a person is only prevented from asserting a claim or defense that they have previously asserted.

The principle that a person is only prevented from asserting a claim or defense that is inconsistent with a previous position they have taken.

The principle that a final judgment on the merits of a case is conclusive and binding on the parties and their privies in subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on the merits of a case is not conclusive and binding on the parties and their privies in subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on the merits of a case is conclusive and binding on the parties but not on their privies in subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on the merits of a case is not conclusive and binding on the parties but on their privies in subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on an issue of fact or law is conclusive and binding on the parties and their privies in subsequent litigation involving a different cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on an issue of fact or law is not conclusive and binding on the parties and their privies in subsequent litigation involving a different cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on an issue of fact or law is conclusive and binding on the parties but not on their privies in subsequent litigation involving a different cause of action.

The principle that a final judgment on an issue of fact or law is not conclusive and binding on the parties but on their privies in subsequent litigation involving a different cause of action.

The principle that courts should follow precedent.

The principle that courts should not follow precedent.

The principle that courts should only follow precedent in certain cases.

The principle that courts should only follow precedent in criminal cases.