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28 Cards in this Set
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Defendant
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The person who answers a complaint.
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Prosecution
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A government body that brings charges against someone accused of breaking the law.
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Precedent
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A guideline for how similar court cases should
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Appeal
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To ask a higher court to review a lower court decision.
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Plaintiff
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The person that brings a complaint against
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What is the purpose of the judicial branch?
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To interpret the law.
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What is the purpose of a trial court?
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To determine which facts are true or false.
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What is the purpose of an appellant court?
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To decide if there was an error in a previous
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What is original jurisdiction?
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The right for a court to hear the case first.
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What is appellate jurisdiction?
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The right for a court to hear a case on appeal.
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Qualifications to be a federal judge?
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There are no qualifications to be a federal judge.
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What Court has the final say about what the Constitution means?
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The Supreme Court
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What is judicial review?
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The power of the Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
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What case established judicial review?
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Marbury v. Madison
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Factors about a Supreme Court decision
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Decisions only require a simple majority by the Justices.
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What is a criminal case?
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A case where if you are found guilty you can go to jail.
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What is a civil case?
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A case where you may owe money to someone for damages.
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What are the three levels of the Federal Court System?
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1.) U.S. District Court
(Pittsburgh is in the USDC for the Western Dist. of PA.)
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Judicial Review
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The power of the court to declare a law
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Judicial activism
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The courts frequently overturn laws.
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Judicial restraint
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The court refrain from overturning laws.
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Trial Courts
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1.) U. S. District Court
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Appellate Courts
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1.) U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Korematsu v. U.S.
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Allowed Japanese Americans to be held without trial.
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Marbury v. Madison
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Established judicial review
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Ended segregation
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Roe v. Wade
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Legalized abortions
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Police must read you your rights when you are arrested.
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