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25 Cards in this Set
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There are three types of constitutional courts?
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Federal district courts, Federal appellate courts, and the United States Supreme Court.
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What kinds of powers do the Judges in Constitutional Courts have?
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1. Judges in these courts are given special protection directly by the Constitution. 2.Judges in constitutional courts cannot be fired, nor have their salaries reduced while they are in office. 3.Judges can only be removed through the impeachment process. They serve for life.
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Who appoints all the judges of all Constitutional Courts?
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The President and confirmed by the Senate.
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What is Senatorial Courtesy and how does it affect the President's choice?
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Is when the Senate will refuse to confirm any presidential appointments. If the president becomes too insistent on his appointments, the Senate may be slow to offer a confirmation, which results in a backlog in the appointment process.
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Which Constituitional Courts hear criminal and civil suits and are the only federal courts that hear trials. No appeals are heard in these courts.
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Federal district courts.
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Which courts do not hear cases of original jurisdiction and do not hold trials. Courts whom do not review the factual records of cases, only the legal issues involved with cases?
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Federal Appellate Courts.
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What is the Marbury v. Madison Case.
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(1803) helped establish supremacy of national govt: gave Supreme Court power to declare a congressional act unconstitutional
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What are Legislative courts?
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They are highly specialized courts that Congress created to help carry out functions that were at one time legislative duties.
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Where can people sue the government with congressional approval. This court uses trial juries and settles specific claims against the government.
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The Court of Claims.
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What is dual sovereignty?
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Where state and federal authorities can prosecute the same person for the same conduct under both sate and federal laws.
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What job does the judicial branch do?
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Interprets the laws or tells if the laws are in line with the Constitution.
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What does jury do?
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Hears evidence and arguments in a case and then decides if a person or persons is guilty or innocent.
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About how many judges run the federal courts?
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550
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Who serve as jurors?
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Citizens
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
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9
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What is concurrent jurisdiction?
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authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases
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What is exclusive jurisdiction?
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authority of only federal courts to hear and decide courts
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judicial review
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courts' power to declare a law unconstitutional
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writ of certiroari
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an order from the supreme court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review
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amicus curiae
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"friend of the court": a written brief from an individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court's consideration of a case
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litigants
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a person engaged in a lawsuit
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double jeopardy
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Illeagal act of trying a person twice for the same crime.
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How many Courts of Appeals are there?
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13
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How many District Courts are there?
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94
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What participants in the courtroom?
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-the judge
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