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20 Cards in this Set
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What is Common Law?
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Common Law is a group of laws that were made over centuries and are based on the decisions of the previous judges.
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What is the practice of deciding cases based on the outcome of old ones?
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Precedence
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What is "Stare Decisis"?
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It means "let the decision stand"
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How long is the term of a Supreme Court judge?
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Life
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What is Judicial Review?
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The ability of courts to decide if something is unconstitutional.
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What happened in the Marbury V. Madison case?
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There was the first instance of judicial review.
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What is a plaintiff?
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The person bringing the charges.
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What is a defendant?
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The person being charged.
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What is a defendant in a criminal law case charged with?
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They are charged with violating a specific law.
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What is the defendant in a civil law case charged with?
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Violating the rights of someone else.
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What is a public defender?
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A attorney provided to someone that cannot afford one.
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What is the US's version of the dual court system?
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There are federal and state courts, with different levels of power.
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Who elects supreme court justices?
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The president.
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What is the Rule of Four?
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If four supreme court justices agree to hear a case, then it is scheduled for a hearing.
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Who writes the Majority Opinion?
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The most senior justice in the majority.
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Who writes the dissenting opinion?
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The most senior justice in the losing side.
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Do justices participate in politics?
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No, but they have ideologies that influence their decisions.
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What is the adversarial system?
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A system where two opposing parties present their case before a neutral arbiter.
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What is a justiciable dispute?
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An actual situation that can be solved by legal methods.
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What is a Political Question?
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A matter that the judicial branch leaves to another branch of government to solve.
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