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19 Cards in this Set
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State court generally hear these types of cases
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Contract cases, tort cases, and family law
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How many District Courts are there in the US?
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94
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Serving sentences one right after the other |
Consecutive |
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Serving multiple sentences at the same time |
Concurrent |
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How long does a Supreme Court Justice serve? |
For life, as long as he/she maintains "good behavior"
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Pretrial Motions
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Motion to Suppress Motion to Dismiss |
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The legal and structural components of judiciary
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Law on the Books |
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Law that focuses on the actual application |
Law in Action
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States usually have these two types of court jurisdictions
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Limited and general |
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How many US Courts of Appeals are there?
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13 |
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A person who watched certain events and describes what he/she saw |
Lay witness |
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A not guilty verdict is also known as a(n)... |
Acquittal |
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Who nominates the state Attorney General?
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The people of the state |
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Who nominates the US Attorney General?
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The President |
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The regular participants in day-to-day activities of a particular courtroom |
Courtroom Work Group
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Lawyers can engage in any type of practice. |
They also must have a Juris Doctor (JD) degree |
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Power to hear an appeal and review the trial for error
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Appellate jurisdiction
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The power to hear a trial and accept evidence
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Original jurisdiction |
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The Supreme Court is a discretionary court
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They have the power to accept or reject appeals
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