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47 Cards in this Set
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Which article describes the judicial branch?
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article 3
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what are the two court systems in the US?
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federal and state
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Do the two court systems work seperately or together?
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seperate
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Also called regular or article 3. Courts created specifically to help supreme court
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constitutional
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also called legislative or article 1. courts congress created to help with their expressed powers
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special courts
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authority of a court to hear a case
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jurisdiction
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can only be heard by the federal court
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exclusive jurisdiction
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can be heard is state court or fed court
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concurrent jurisdiction
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the court in which the case is first heard
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origonal jurisdiction
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courts of appeal. court that can review a case coming from a lower court or an inferior court. do not trial. judges decide if the lower court was right or wrong.
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appellate jurisdiction
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length of office for constitutional judge?
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judge for life
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length of office for legislative/special judge?
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term
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what judge can be removed through impeachment?
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legislative/special judge
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who appoints all federal judges?
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president
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who approves appointments of federal judges?
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senate
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Position to promote social things that you believe in
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judicial activism
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judge that holds back personal feelings and decides if its legal/illegal
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judicial restraint
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assistants to the distrcit court judge.
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Magistrate
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how many magistrate are throughout the us
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400
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how long is a magistrate term
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judge picks them for an 8 year term
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prosecuter for the us government at the district level
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attorney
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how many attorneys are in each district?
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at least 1
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who are attorneys appointed by?
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pres
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how longs an attorney term?
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4 years
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sherriff for the US gov at the district level
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marshall
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who are marshals appointed by?
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pres
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how longs a marshal term?
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4 years
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any federal courts beneath the supreme court
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inferior courts
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whats the order of courts from lowest to highest?
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district
court of appeals supreme |
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how many federal courts currently exist?
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94
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how many district judges sit at the district courts?
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642
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what percent of cases are in district courts?
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80%
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defendant is tried for committing some action that congress has declared a crime. The government is trying to prosecute you.
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criminal offense
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one side is trying to sue the other, punishment is a fine. Deals with people and businesses
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civil offense
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what happens to most cases after they are heard at the district level?
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most are final, a few are appealed to the us court of appeals
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how many federal courts of appeals currently exist?
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12
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what is another name for court of appeals?
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us circuit courts
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how many judges sit at the court of appeals?
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179
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why did congress start court of appeals?
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to reduce workload of the supreme court. aka gatekeeper
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how are the cases heard?
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three judges review your case.
1. they can order a lower curt to retry you 2. they can uphold what the lower court said 3. reverse decision |
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hears cases of taxes, tarriffs, foreign trade, and foreign businesses
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court of international trade
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what type of cases are heard by the court of appeals for the federal circuit?
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1. international court of trade
2. federal claims court 3. verteran claims court 4. pattens and copy rights 5. civil service cases |
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the power of the supreme court to determind the constitutionality of governments actions
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judicial review
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what court case upheald judicial review
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marbury v. madison
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we mistreated minorities for so long, that when they asked for rights, government thought it was okay
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affirmative action
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how many cases are appealed to the supreme court each year?
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8,000
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how many cases are accepted to the supreme court?
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a few hundred are acceppted but less than 100 are reviewed
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