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27 Cards in this Set
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Supreme Court Case establishing that Judges must follow the Constitution
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Marbury v. Madison
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The Supreme Court established by
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The Constitution
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The right of Supreme Court to decide if a law is Constitutional
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Judicial Review
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The Supreme Court Case establishing the right to have an attorney present before questioning
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Supreme Court case that established that the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land
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Marbury v. Madison
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S.C case establishing the rights of school boards to limit free speech if the rules are the same no matter what the content is
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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S.C. case establishing that no judge may enforce an unconstitutional law
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Marbury v. Madison
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Rules for state courts are set by
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State Legislatures
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State Courts try both _____ and ____ cases
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civil and criminal
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State laws must agree with
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the Constitution
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Military Courts are part of
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Special courts
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Presidents consider judicial philosophy to
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select S.C. justices
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Most cases are heard in
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District Courts
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Highest court in most states
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State Supreme Court
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What are the unwritten, formal qualifications for a Supreme Court justice?
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The nominee must a judge, have a law degree, be outstaning in some legal field, and one senator from the state must like the judge
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Why is direct or pure democracy not practical in the U.S.?
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It would take too much time and study of the issues
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Supreme Court established by
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The Constitution
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Under the Articles of Confederation:
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Unicameral legislative branch, judicial and executive functions done by committees, each state had one delegate
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Three Basic Concepts of American Government:
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Ordered Gov.
Representative Gov. Limited Gov. |
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Government of Cuba:
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Dictatorship
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Government of China:
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Oligarchy
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Government of North Korea:
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Dictatorship
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Governemtn of the United Kingdom:
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Democracy
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Census taken every __ years
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10
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Unitary government is where
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National government has most of the power
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Confederation is where
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Local governments have most of the power
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Federal government is where
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power is shared by national and local governments
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