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12 Cards in this Set
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Created by article 3 of The Constitution |
Judicial branch of the government |
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The person who established the Court's power of judicial review in the case of Marbury versus Madison |
John Marshall |
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The types of cases that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal courts |
1. The Constitution 2. Federal laws and treaties 3. Admiralty and Maritime matters |
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Length of time judges serve on constitutional and legislative courts |
For life; fixed term of 10 to 15 years |
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Where most federal cases originate |
District Court |
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Three types of evidence |
Direct (evidence given by someone who actually witnessed the crime), circumstantial (evidence concluded by the deduction of facts), and demonstrative (evidence involving objects that relate to the case, like a gun with fingerprints on it) |
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courts that handle the appeals from federal district courts and what these courts determine in reviewing the case of a lower court |
United States courts of Appeals, whether or not the lower court followed the law while trying the case |
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Number of justices currently serving on the Supreme Court |
9 |
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two types of cases the Supreme Court granted original jurisdiction according to article 3, section 2 of The Constitution |
Those involving ambassadors and other diplomats, and those involving a state |
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Featured directly above the judges' bench in the Marbled Court chamber of the Supreme Court |
The Ten Commandments |
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The Supreme Court's term and duties |
9 months each year, from the first Monday in October until the end of June, or perhaps longer; the 36 week term is divided between the game of cases, intervening recesses for consideration of business before the court, and the writing of opinions |
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Four types of judicial opinions that may be given on a case |
Unanimous opinion, majority opinion, concurring opinion, and dissenting opinion |
