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54 Cards in this Set
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under earl warren, case taht protected liberties (not separate but equal)
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Brown vs Board of Education
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two cases where supreme court has original jurisdiction
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foriegn diplomats
state vs. state |
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4 limits to supreme court
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types of issues
types of cases control over agenda lack of enforcement power checks and balances |
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can hear appeals from state courts if what (supreme)
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federal law/ constituion is involved
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five forces shape decision court makes
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basing decisions on law
views of justices relationships of justices court and society balancing court's power |
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Federal district courts jurisdiction
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original
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deciding vote
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swing vote
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number of districts; serve as trial courts for criminal and civil cases
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94
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# of justices in Supreme court
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8
1 chief j |
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coalition of justices
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voting bloc
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kind of jury w/ 16-23 ppl; hears charges against person supsected of committing a crime; issues ind.
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Grand
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duties of s=court
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hear and rule on cses
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lawsuits
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civil cases
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kind of jury 6-12 ppl; weighs evidence presented in a criminal or civil trial
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Petit
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formal accusation charging seomeon of a crime
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indictment
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lawsuits w/o precedent
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cases of equity
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three officers in a district court
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attorney, magistrate, marshall
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forbid dfendant form continuing action
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injuction
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issues arrest warrant
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magistrate
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jelp justices by reading appeals/ writing memos summarizing key issues
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law clerks
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official notice of lawsuit
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summons
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when both state and federal courts have jurisdiction
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concurrent
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how many months do s-c-j meet/
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9
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makes arrest warrants
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magistrate
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two ways appeals come to Supreme court
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writ of certiorari
state appeals |
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makes arrests
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marshall
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when court orders a lower court to send up records on a case for review
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writ of certiorari
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# of courts of appeals
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13
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written statements setting forth legal arguments
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briefs
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Name th three courts in teh court system
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federal, appeals, adn Supreme
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number of judges in court of appeals
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3
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parties not involved can submit these written briefs
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amius curiae
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authority to hear certain cases
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jurisdiciton
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3 types of decisisons for court of appeals
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1-uphold
2-reverse 3-retrial |
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three types of jurisdiction
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appealot, original, concurrent
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claims against u.s. for $ damages
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U.S. claims court
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when both state and federal courts have jurisdiction
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concurrent
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cases involving federeal taxes
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U.S. Tax court
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make a decision w/o formal hearing
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per curium
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trial court's jurisdiction
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original
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for members of armed forces convicted of breaking military law
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U.S. Military Appeals
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how many must vote to make a def decision? (s-c)
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6/9
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appeals court jurisdiciton
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appealot
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court system in territories
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Territorial courts
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how many to decide to hear a case?
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4/9
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Supreme Court case that established judicial review
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Marbury vs. Madison
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Supreme court justice; under whom power was set
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John Marshall 1801
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3 ways public policiy is determined by court
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Judicial Review
Interpretation of the Law Overturning Earlier Decisions |
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Under Roger Taney; case that set states/citizens rights
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Dred Scott vs Stanford
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for dc area
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Court of District of Colombia
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"let decision stand"
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stare decesis
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issued rulings related to 13-15th amendments
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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selected senators aprove first
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senatorial courtesy
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model to base other similar cases on
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precedent
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