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12 Cards in this Set
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Federal courts |
civil, criminal and bankruptcy cases |
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State courts |
civil, criminal, domestic relations, juvenile and traffic cases |
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Federal jurisdiction |
all federal laws, bankruptcy, international maritime disputes, all cases involving the USA as a party |
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State jurisdiction |
most criminal cases, probate cases, tort law, family law |
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Structure of judicial system |
Constitution mandates that there be only 1 Supreme Court, judges appointed for life |
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Hierarchy of US courts |
trial courts, appeals courts, Supreme court |
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Trial courts |
courts for judicial districts, matters of law and fact |
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Appellate courts |
matters of law/procedure only, appeals from federal district courts and federal agencies |
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Judicial review |
legislate and executive actions are subjected to review by the judiciary |
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Judicial philosophy |
originalism, living Constitution |
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Originalism |
principle of interpretation that views the Constitution's meaning as fixed as of time of enactment |
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Living Constitution |
Constitution's ability to change to meet needs of each generation |
