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21 Cards in this Set
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Term Length
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Gerrymandering
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Presidential
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Pocket Veto
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Minority Leader
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Majority
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Supreme Court
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the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
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Plaintiff
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a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
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Prosecutor
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a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone.
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Presidential Appointment
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Selects Supreme Court
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Political Ideology
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certain ethical set of ideals, principles, doctrines, myths, or symbols of a social movement, institution, class, or large group that explains how society should work, and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.
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Federal Court
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a court established by a federal government; especially : one established under the constitution and laws of the United States.
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Jurisdiction
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the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
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Defendant
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an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
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Constitutional Law
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the constitution of a particular state with the judicial constructions and interpretations that it has received
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Qualifications
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1) 36 yes old
2) natural born citizenship 3) residential for 14 yrs |
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Pay and benefits
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President makes 400k a year
Benefits -lives in White House for free -free transportation -free health care for life |
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Choosing cases
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1monday of October
80-120 cases to hear |
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Deciding cases
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End of October - June
(Thursday-Friday) Supreme Court - majority decisions (explain why) (Lawyer) dissenting opinion |
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Choosing cases
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1monday of October
80-120 cases to hear |
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Deciding cases
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End of October - June
(Thursday-Friday) Supreme Court - majority decisions (explain why) (Lawyer) dissenting opinion |
