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51 Cards in this Set
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(T/F) The Dec of Ind was adopted on 7/4/1776, by delegates of the 13 original colonies meeting in Philadelphia
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True
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(T/F) A regulation made by a Fed agency does not have the same effect as a law made by Congress
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False
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(T/F) The 14 Amendment applied to all state govs. the restriction that had previously limited only the powers of the fed. gov.
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True
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(T/F) Even though political parties are very important in the selection of candidates for federal offices, they are not mentioned in the Constitution
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True
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(T/F) The right of privacy is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution of the Bill of Rights
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True
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(T/F) The senate can block any action of the House, but the House cant block any action of the senate
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False - System of Checks and Balances
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(T/F) The senate has the sole power to try all impeachment cases
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True
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(T/F) In the state court system, sheriffs or their deputies have the duty to summon witnesses, keep order in court, and take steps to carry out judgments
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True
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(T/F) When a decision is made by a mediator, it is binding on the parties to the dispute.
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False - Arbitrator
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(T/F) The USSC has original jurisdictions over all cases in this country
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Flase
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(T/F) Appellate courts never decide matters of fact
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True - Errors of Law
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(T/F) There are 13 Fed courts of Appeal
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Ture
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(T/F) A typical state legal system, like the Fed. System, typically has 3 levels of courts with general jurisdiction
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True
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(T/F) Although juvenile courts are open to the public, the records of juvenile cases are closed
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False - Courts are closed
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(T/F) Typically, small claims court cases are tied before a judge and a jury
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False - Judges hears cases, no juries, and attorneys are not required
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The US Constitution provided that persons may not be deprived of the following w/o due process of law:
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life, liberty, or property
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If convicted under due process of law, a criminal may be deprived of
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liberty (imprisonment), property (fine), life (execution
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Under the Constitution, members of Congress are elected on the basis of
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population of states and existence of state
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Under the Constitution, our Fed. Gov. is a
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republic, or representative democracy
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What area of law is primarily a concern and responsibility of individual state govs?
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Business and contract law
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Which Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?
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13
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What protects religious freedom?
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1st amendment
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Which document placed strict term limits on a state's representatives to the Congress?
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Articles of Confederation
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Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the constitution are known as
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civil rights
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The 3 branches of the US gov. are
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executive, legislative, and judicial
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The 19th Amendment clarified the voting rights of what group of US citizens?
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women
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the court with original jurisdiction over a legal dispute is typically known as the
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trial court
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Who of the following makes decisions that bind the parties to a dispute?
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Arbitrator
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An appellate court bases its decisions primarily on
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transcripts of the trial and appellate briefs
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Courts that administer wills and estates are called
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probate courts
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Municipal courts are usually divided into
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criminal and traffic divisions
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What is not a court with a specialized jurisdiction?
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Trial court
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What cases would not be allowed into Fed. Court?
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no diversity of citizenship and less the $75,000
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What level of appellate court can substitute its factual determination for that of the jury that heard the case?
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none
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A written argument submitted to the presiding judge by an attorney in the case is called a(n)
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appellate brief
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Which court will administer wills and estates?
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probate courts
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What does remanding mean?
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USSC wants to send it back for corrections or new trial
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In the Fed. court systems who summons witnesses, maintains court order, and takes the necessary steps to carry out court judgments?
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Marshals
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To resolve a dispute in court is to
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litigate
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Generally, if a jury is not requested by the parties in a case, the factual determinations will be made by the
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Judge
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How many Fed. courts of appeal exist within the Fed court systems
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13
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The primary emphasis for juvenile courts is on the ____ of the youthful offenders
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rehabilitation
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The legislative body that woul have the sole power to conduct the impeachment trial to follow is the ____
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senate
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A right vital to the protection of all the others, the right of ____ was, nonetheless, only legitimized by a decision of the USSC in the 1960s
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Privacy
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The division and appropriation of US gov powers between its various branches is knows as a _____
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system of checks and balances
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All US citizens need to understand that, although representatives make day-to-day gov decisions, the sovereign power ultimately reside with the ____
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people who vote
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The court that will hear minors is the ____ court
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juvenile
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The trial court in a particular case will apply the appropriate law to the facts to reach a(n) ____
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Verdict
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When an appellate court overturns the decision of a lower court, the lower court's decision is said to have been ____
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reversed
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In order for the USSC to review a state court case, it will prepare a(n) ____ ordering a state court to turn over its court record of that case.
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Writ certiorari
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Gerardo is a court reporter in the 5th District Court. Part of his responsibility includes preparing the official verbatim record of the trial's proceedings. This record is known as a(n) ____
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transcript
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