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22 Cards in this Set
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Concurrent jurisdiction |
Authority shared by both federal and state courts |
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Original jurisdiction |
Authority of a trial court to be the first to hear a case |
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Appellate jurisdiction |
Authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed from a lower court |
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Litigant |
A person engaged in lawsuit |
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Due process clause |
....no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process clause |
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Grand jury |
Group that hears charges against suspect, decides if there is sufficient evidence to bring person to trial |
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Indictment |
A formal change by a grand jury |
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Petit jury |
Trial jury, usually 6-12 people... Etc |
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Judicial circuit |
Region containing the US appellate court |
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Senatorial courtesy |
...the president submits a name of a candidate...to the senators...etc |
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Opinion |
A written explanation of a supreme court decision... Etc |
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Interest group |
Group of people with common goals who organize to influence government |
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Public interest group |
...seeks policy goals that it believes will benefit the nation |
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Lobbying |
Direct contact made by lobbyists to persuade gov officials... Etc |
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Public opinion |
Ideas and attitudes a significant number of Americans hold about issues |
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Peer group |
An individuals close friends, religious group, clubs, or work groups |
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Mass media |
Means of communication...etc |
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Political culture |
Shared values and beliefs about a nation and its government |
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Representative sample |
A small group of people....that pollster questions |
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Random sampling |
....everyone in the universe has an equal chance of being selected |
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Sampling error |
A measurement of how much the sample results may differ from the sample universe |
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Cluster sample |
...groups people by geographical divisions |
