Second Semester- Second Set

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system of courts

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judiciary

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Power to Hear and decide a case

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Jurisdiction

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One who brings a suit against another

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Plantiff

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One against whom a court action is brought

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Defendant

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Power to determine the constitutionality of Gov. actions

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Judicial Review

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Has final authority on the meaning of the consitution

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Supreme Court

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Order to a lower court to send up a case

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Writ of certiorari

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Petition to have a case reviewed by a higher court

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Appeal

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Written document that a lawyer presents to a court

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Brief

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SUpreme court justices use them to make decisions

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briefs

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Systematic arguments/ 100s of pages

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brief

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Explains why the Supreme court decided a certain way

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majority opinion

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Written by a justice who disagrees with the majority

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dissenting opinion

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In agreement with court decision but not its reasoning

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Concurring opinion

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Created federal courts below Supreme COurt

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Congress

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Established SUpreme Court

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Article III

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Possess the judicial power of the US

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COnstitutional COurts

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Do Not possess the judicial power of the US

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Special Courts

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Hear a narrower range of cases

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Special Courts

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Legislative courts

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Special Courts

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Created Under expressed powers of congress

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Special Courts

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Gives congress the power to create lower courts

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Article III

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Set out the jurisdiction of the national Judiciary

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Article III

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Exercises both appellate and original jurisdiction

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District Courts

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Have just appellate jurisdiction

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Courts of Appeals

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Power to hear a case the first time

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Original Jursidiction

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Power to hear a case on appeal

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Appellate jurisdiction

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Try most federal cases

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District Courts

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Offense against the state

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Crime

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Offense between individuals or groups

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Civil Cases

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District court, territorial courts, courts of DC, court of military appeals, US tax court

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Constitutional Courts

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Claims court, territorial courts, courts ofDC, court of military appeals, US tax court

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Special courts

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Can be heard by either federal or state courts

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Con Current jurisdiction

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Can be heard only by a federal court

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exclusive jurisdiction

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Federal trial courts

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District courts

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Created by judiciary act of 1789

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District Court

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Number of district courts

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94

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Only court specifically created by constitution

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Supreme court

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Court order commanding a public officer to do something

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Writ of Mandamus

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Established principle of judicial review

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Marbury vs Madison

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Supreme Court cases must be decided by

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Majority

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Hears suits for damages against a government

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Claims court

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Intended to insure the independence of the judiciary

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Life tenure

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Federal judges serve for a term of

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good behavior

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Responsible for prosecuting those chraged with federal crimes

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US attorneys

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Make arrests, secure jurors, serve legal papers

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US marshall

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A federal judge may only be removed through the

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Impeachment process

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Set salaries for federal judges

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COngress

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Appointed by President confirmed by the senate

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Federal Judges

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Heads US justice department

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Attorney General

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First woman on US supreme court

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Sandra Day O connor

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Chief justice supreme court

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John ROberts

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FInal authority on issures of federal law

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Supreme Court

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Father of judicial Review

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JOhn Marshall

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Handles cases involving tax laws

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US tax courts

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To bring charges

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Indict

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Decides to indict or not

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Grand Jury

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Determines guilt or innocence

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Petit Jury

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Federal jurisdiction is determined either by subject matter or the

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Parties involved

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federal jursidiction is determined by the parties involved or the

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Subject matter

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Parties involved

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Litigants

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Involve citizens of different states

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Diverse citizenship

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Black SUpreme Court justice

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Clarence Thomas

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Impeaches judges

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House of Reps

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Tries impeached judges

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Senate

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Appoints federal judges

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President

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Confirms federal judges

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Senate

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Second woman on supreme court

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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federal trial courts

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District Courts