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Am. Gov't Unit 6
Macgruder's American Government Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one who initiates a suit | Plaintiff |
| the party against whom a suit is brought | Defendant |
| cases that can only be heard in federal courts have this | exclusive jurisdiction |
| court in which a case is first heard has this | original jurisdiction |
| cases that can be heard either in federal or State courts have this | concurrent jurisdiction |
| Opinion given by a supreme court judge that agrees with the majority opinion | concurring opinion |
| Examples should be followed in similar cases - given by the Supreme court | precedents |
| paper written by supreme court that agrees with winning side | Majority opinion |
| an order made by the Supreme Court to a lower court, requesting the records of a particular trial for its review | Writ of Certiorari |
| cases are tried by panels of three in this constitutional court | Appeals court |
| This is where special courts are created | Congress |
| They handle some legal matters that federal judges used to handle | Federal magistrates |
| This landmark case created judicial review | Marbury V. Madison |
| Tax courts hear only this type of case | Civil |
| The vast majority of cases reach the Supreme court by | Appeals |
| This court was created to relieve the work load from the Supreme Court | Appeals court |
| If a case has a value of over this amount it may be heard in the federal court system | $75,000 |
| This court can hear all types of jurisdiction cases | Supreme court |
| This court has only original jurisdiction | District court |
| This court handles about 90% of the workload in the federal courts | district courts |
| Engel vs. Vitale | they read prayer every day over the intercom |
| Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent School District | Students wanted to protest the Vietnam War by wearing arm bands |
| Ingraham vs. Wright | A students was paddled by a teacher. |
| New Jersey vs. TLO | Student was smoking. School searched her locker. |
| Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier | Student wrote a paper about teen pregnancy. School thought it was inappropriate |
| Westside Community School vs. Mergens | Student wanted to start a Christian club after school. School said no. |
| Lee vs. Weisman | The school had a Rabbi give 2 prayers at a 7th grade graduation. |
| Vernonia School District vs. Acton | School wanted the athletes to take drug tests. The other kids didn't have to. |
| Santa Fe School District vs. Jane Doe | Read a overtly Christian prayer over the PA before football games |
| Grutter vs. Bollinger | Racial preference for college applications |
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