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Brown vs. Board
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Segregation in schools. Brown says they favorited white schools causing the colored to get a worse education.
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Board of EDUCATION <
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What is emancipation?
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When you turn into an adult. (18 or possibly younger if said by law you are capable of being an adult earlier.)
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Getting older and more responsible. Age of
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Age of marriage?
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18 or older on your own. 16 with parents consent.
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What is a will? When can you make one?
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A will is something an adult will write for when they would die, giving their belongings to whomever they choose. You make one usually at 18 (adult) when your an adult and own things. Making one at a younger age will be pointless because you technically don't own anything.
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Changing your name?
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You can change your name at any time, but if 17 or younger you need parents consent and for it to pass by the judge. (If it will help you or not.)
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Teens running for public office..?
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They can go out for it once an adult, 18.
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Does the first amendment give you the right to say whatever you would like at school?
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No, kids can not say what they want because schools have to be a safe environment and free speech could make it unsafe.
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What took place in the Michael Brown case legally? (Grand jury)
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Schools were mixed (non segregated) and people got equal schooling.
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Synonym for Justices.
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Judge
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Function of the Judicial System:
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Judicial Function In the U.S is exercised in a dual court system
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What do state courts have jurisdiction over?
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Handle cases involving state matters.
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STATE courts..
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Original jurisdiction:
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Authority of a court to hear a case before anyone other court; grants a trial.
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Appellate Jurisdiction:
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Authority of a court to review the decisions of the lower court. Heard cases on the appeal
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Powers of Judicial Branch
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1. Interpret Laws
2. Hear appeals 3. Conduct trials 4. Judicial reviews |
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Checks and Balances over the other branches; Legislative Branch:
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The judicial branch can declare congressional laws unconstitutional
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Checks and Balances over the other branches; Executive Branch:
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The judicial branch can declare executive acts unconstitutional
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Checks and balances other branches have over the judicial branch; legislative:
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Congress approves and can impeach federal judges.
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Checks and Balances other branches have over Judicial Branch; executive:
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The president approves federal judges.
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What are cases that Federal Courts try?
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Try cases involving federal laws and the constitution
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What are cases that the Supreme Court try?
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Any unhappy rulings of lower districts.
They check all actions of legislative and executive branches to insure that they do not violate the supreme law of the land. Determine if laws made by congress and executive acts if president are constitutional. |
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Miranda vs. Arizona
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A man was not read his legal rights when found kidnapping an raping a girl. He got to get off the hook because of that reason.
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A boy kidnapped and raped a girl
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Marbury vs. Madison
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President went against another president. The Supreme Court was now aloud to say things are unconstitutional.
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Scott vs. Stanford
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Americans of African descent whether free or slave, were not american citizens and could not sue in federal courts.
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Roe vs. Wade
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Abortion. Illegal to have an abortion during the last trimesters of pregnancy.
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Engel vs. Vitale
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Prayer in schools said to go against the children's religion and most parents were not happy. Prayer was band.
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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A man was 1/8 black, but had white skin and even I'd you were a tiny bit of black you'd have to ride the black train. This man went on the white train an got arrested.
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