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29 Cards in this Set
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difference between civil and criminal cases |
civil: dispute between 2 parties (fine) criminal: a crime has been committed (punishment) |
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qualifications to be president |
35 years old, native-born american citizen, live in US 14 years |
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qualifications to be in senate and house |
Senate: live in one state for 6 months, 30 years old, 9 years as a citizen House: 26 years old, 7 years citizen |
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presidential powers |
Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, party leader |
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Congress powers |
Enumerated: maintain navy, pass laws, collect taxes. Implied: (not written) form a select committee, EPA |
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how a bill becomes a law; why most bills do not |
pass both houses of Congress, goes to President-same exact bill. most bills don't make it out of committee |
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how many levels of federal court system |
3 main levels |
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how many levels of state court system |
4 main levels |
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how federal and state judges get their jobs |
Federal: appointed by President for life State: appellate/ supreme appointed by governor. circuit county are elected |
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Types of American law: Civil, Criminal, Military, juvenile |
civil: dispute between two parties criminal: a crime has been committed military: people in the armed forces juvenile: under 18 year olds |
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sources of american law |
Hammurabi, Israelite, Justinian, English code of law |
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disputes between two parties w/ less than $15,000 go to what level of court |
county court |
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steps to create a Florida law |
proposed, committee, Congress, President (President can veto certain lines) |
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steps to create a federal law |
proposed, committee, congress, president |
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Florida and federal supreme court similarities |
justices, both have a chief justice |
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rule of law |
everyone follows the law |
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president removed from office? process |
impeached. Impeachment charges are brought on by the House. Senate runs the trial. |
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3 branches of gov't. basic function |
legislative: makes laws executive: enforces laws judicial: interprets laws |
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checks congress has on executive branch |
override veto |
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checks executive branch has on congress and supreme court |
veto bills |
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U.S.A v. Nixon |
watergate scandal, president nixon refuses to hand over tapes. claims executive priviledge, resigns |
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marbury v. madison |
marbury didn't receive his commission sued madison. established judicial review |
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Gideon v. Wainwright |
Gideon arrested for breaking in pool hall. no attorney granted, writes letter from prison. ensures 6th amendment |
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In re Gault |
Gault arrested on probation for prank calling, not read 5th amendment rights, got 6 years juvenile detention center, adult would have gotten 50 bucks and 2 months |
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plessy v. ferguson |
African American sat in white only train car, arrested, argued separate but equal, lost |
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bush v. gore |
Tight presidential election, damaged ballots, supreme court stopped re count, over stepped their power, whoever won Florida was President, Bush won |
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Tinker v. Des Moines |
Students war black armbands to protest Vietnam war, suspended, sued and lost, appealed and won, freedom of expression |
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Brown v. Board of Education |
Linda Brown couldn't attend closer elementary school, challenged separate but equal, appealed and won |
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Miranda v. Arizona |
Miranda charged with assault, kidnapping, and robbery, not told 5th amendments, confesses, confession thrown out after they learned he had not been told his rights |
