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38 Cards in this Set
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The authority of a court to hear a case
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jurisdiction
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court that hears a case on an appeal from a lower court
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appellate jurisdiction
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court which a case is first heard
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original jurisdiction
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when the federal and state courts share power to hear cases
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concurrent jurisdiction
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supreme court justice who doesn't agree with majority
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dissenting opinion
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a court case in which a defendent is tried for committing a federal crime
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criminal case
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a court case dealing with a non criminal dispute
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civil case
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an order by the supreme court telling a lower court to send a specific case to reveiw
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writ of certiorari
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created by congress
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special courts
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article that deals with judicial Branch
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3
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role of the judicial branch
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interpret laws
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how do federal courts hear and decide cases
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subject matter and people affected by case
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how are fed judges nominated and who confirms it
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nominated by the pres and Senate approves
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terms for the judges of the constitutional courts
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life
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what do us marshalls do
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make arrest, secure jurors and serve legal papers
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types of cases heard by u.s district courts
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civil and criminal
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which fed courts hear the greatest number of cases
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district
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who has original jurisdiction over most cases in federal courts
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supreme Court
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who does the court of appeals hear cases from that have been appealed
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district Court s
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how many judges usually hear caves brought before the court of appeals
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3
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what is the purpose of having 12 federal courts of appeal
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to hear original cases that have bipassed lower courts
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which fed courts exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction
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supreme Court
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2 cases when supreme Court has original jurisdiction
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if affects 2 or more states or affects public ministry or ambassadors
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the power of judicial review is held by who
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supreme Court
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Marburg v Madison
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1st case to use judicial review
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plaintiff in Marbury v Madison
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marbury
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what do supreme Court justices do after accepting case
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breifs and orals
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current salary of chief justice of supreme Court
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255,000
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# of justices in supreme Court
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9
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# of district courts in u.s
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94
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# of circuit court of appeals in u.s
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12
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how many judges hear cases tried in district courts
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one
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what foes the supreme Court limit its case load to every year
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a few hundred
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what is the dual court system made up off
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fed and state
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3 qualifications to be a juror
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18
us citizens proficient in English and able to fill out a juror form |
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power of a court to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts
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exclusive jurisdiction
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practice that permits 4 of nine justices to grant a writ of cerorituri
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rule of four
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to summarize case or lay out legal argument
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brief
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