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Civ Ch 7 Judicial
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is court calendar called? | Docket |
| Define precedent | when a previous case gives guidance to other judges hearing similar cases |
| What is a document explaining one side's position on a case? | Brief |
| District courts have what TYPE of jurisdiction | Original jurisdiction |
| What case established the power of judicial review | Marbury v Madison |
| What type of OPINION states the facts of the case and explains the court's reasoning? | Majority opinion |
| The document the explains one side's position on a case? Usually written by a lawyer | Brief |
| The court's authority to hear and decide cases? | Jurisdiction |
| When a justice writes a disagreeing opinion? | Dissenting opinion |
| When a case is sent from a lower court to the next level for an appeal, what type of court is this? | Appellate court |
| What type of court has Original Jurisdiction? | District court |
| What Circuit court are we? | 5th Circuit |
| What type of cases does the Supreme Court hear? | Original jurisdiction and Appellate jurisdiction |
| How many courts does the District level have? | 94 |
| What is the purpose of the Judicial branch? | Evaluate and interpret laws |
| What power does the Judicial branch have over the Legislative branch? | Power to declare a law unconstitutional |
| What famous Supreme Court case said Local governments can take private property for public purposes | Kelo v New London |
| What famous Supreme Court case Rejected segregation/ ended segregation in schools | Brown v Board of Education |
| What famous Supreme Court case said Burning the American flag counts as protected symbolic speech | Texas v Johnson |
| What famous Supreme Court case said Mandatory medical tests regarding drug use are legal for student-athletes | Board of Education v Earls |
| What famous Supreme Court case approved legal segregation in the US | Plessy v Ferguson |
| Statement written by justice who votes with majority but for a different reason | Concurring |
| Case in which all justices agree on the ruling | unanimous opinion |
| Request to review a case from a lower court | writ of certiorari |
| To send a case back to the lower court | Remand |
| 3 levels of courts? | District then Circuit (often called Appeals court) then Supreme Court |
| How long a Supremem Court justice serves | Life |
| Who appoints them | President |
| Reading of your rights was required in what famous court case? | Miranda v Arizona |
| How can someone appeal their case? | When a law is applied incorrectly |
| Who chooses the cases to hear and review at the Supreme Court level? | The Supreme Court justices themselves choose |
| What part of the Constitution created the Judicial system? | Article III |
| Writing that explains one side's position on a court case | Brief |
| What term means a detailed explanation of the legal thinking in a court's decision? | Opinion |
| Means court's authority to hear and decide cases? | Jurisdiction |
| Means a previous case that gives guidance to other judges hearing similar cases | Precedent |
| 3 levels of federal courts... | 1) District 2) Circuit 3) Supreme Court |
| How many Supreme Court justices do we have? | 9 |
| Another name for appeals court | Circuit |
| Type of judge that does the day to day procedures and helps issue search warrants, bail, etc | Magistrate |
| Who nominates SC justices? Who approves them? | Nominates - President Approves - Senate |
| Court order to appear in court | Subpoena |
| Who is our current SC Chief Justice? | Look him up :) |
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