American Government Chapter 8

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Article of the Constitution that created the judicial branch

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Article 3

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Make the laws, enforce the laws, interpret the laws

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Established the structure of the federal court system

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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'89

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Constitutional Court judges serve for

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Life

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You ain't never leavin'

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Constitutional amendment that prevents a citizen of one state from suing another state

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11th Amendment

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One one seven

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A legislative court judge serves for

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10-15 years

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A decade or more

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The only court mandated by the Constitution

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Supreme Court

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Supremacy

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Courts created by Congress under article 3 (ex: legislative courts)

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Constitutional courts

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Where is article 3 located?

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To hear and decide a case

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Jurisdiction

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You ain't got that here, Sheriff

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Association that provides advice to the President on the qualifications of Supreme Court nominees

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American Bar Association

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Surprisingly doesn't have to do with alcohol

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Chief decision makers of the federal judiciary

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Judges

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Judy

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2 parties involved in a civil case

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Defendant and plaintiff

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Deaf and plain

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Case where the defendant is accused of wronging society

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Criminal case

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Jail time

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An official examination of available evidence in a court of law

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Trial

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This is pretty easy

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Most active of the federal judiciary courts

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District courts

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D.C.

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Jury that examines evidence to determine whether it is sufficient for a case

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Grand jury

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Large

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Court order that sets an accused person free

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Acquittal

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I quit it all

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Jury that hears the case in court

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Trial jury

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You're having a trial so...

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Evidence that is illegally obtained cannot be used in court according to this rule

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Exclusionary rule

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This evidence is excluded

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Lawyer's written argument

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Brief

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Nice and short

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Past decisions involving similar cases that lawyers can cite

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Precedent

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This word means "before"

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The person or party filing a lawsuit in a court of law

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Plaintiff

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Ordinary

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Case in which a plaintiff feels he has been wronged by a defendant and seeks to recover monetary compensation or equitable treatment

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Civil case

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Let's be polite here

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A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

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Indictment

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In dyke meant

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Jury that cannot agree on a decision

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Hung jury

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"____" like a horse

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Evidence given by someone who witnessed the crime

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Direct

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Get to the point

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Conclusions are deduced from facts about the case

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Circumstantial

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Around

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Objects that relate to the case

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Demonstrative

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Weird pronunciation

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Set of standards which attorneys must follow that govern the admission of evidence into the court proceedings

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Rules of Evidence

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Self explanatory

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Request that a higher court review the case records and verdict of the lower court

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Appeal

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Some shows "_____" to a younger audience

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Right of a court to review the ruling of a lower court

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Appellate jurisdiction

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Applegate?