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AP Gov - Unit 6

Judicial Branch

QuestionAnswer
Dual Court System Distinction of federal and state court system
Appellate Jurisdiction Pwr of courts to review decisions of ad change lower courts' verdicts
Gideon v. Wainwright Must be provided lawyer if can't afford one <br>-Called informa pauperis
Marbury v. Madison Granted court per of judicial review
Diversity Cases Cases involving ppl in different states over which fed'l courts have jurisdiction
District Courts Lowest fed'l court <br>-Only fed'l court w/ trials
Judicial Review Pwr of the courts to declare acs of leg. & exec. unconstitutional
Judicial Implementation Court has no power to implement decisions <br>-Gov't can stall for long time if don't agree
Legislative Courts Court created by Cong. for special purpose w/ judges not protected by Article 3 of Const
Federal Question Cases Cases involving the Constitution laws & treaties of US
Opnions: Majority, Dissent, Concurring 1. Majority - opinion of majority side <br>2. Dissenting - opinion from opposing side <br>3. Concurring - agree but from different reasons
Criminal Law Body of rules defining offenses that hurt one person but also society as whole
Class Action Suit Case brought before court on behalf of others in similar circumstances <br>ex: Brown v. Board of Ed
Civil Law Rules defining relationships b/w private ppl
Adversarial System Uses the adversarial party and impartial group of people to determine truth
Judicial activism vs. restraint Activism: takes liberty to decide away from what Const specifically says <br>Restraint: Makes decision only on what Const clearly says
Sovereign Immunity Can't sue the gov't unless it agrees to be sued
Stare decisis Doctrine of using precedent of prev/ cases to decide similar cases
Remedy Judicial order set forth what must be done to fix situation in Court
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