Judicial Branch and Amendments Flashcard
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role of judicial branch
interpret and define the law
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where is judicial branch mentioned in the constitution
article III
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federal courts
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how many justices preside over each federal district cases
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what cases can federal district courts hear
civil and criminal
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how many federal court of appeals are there
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how many justices preside over court of appeals cases
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where would chattanooga appeals go to?
cincinnati, ohio
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how many supreme court justices are there
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current chief justice
john roberts
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current associate justices:
thomas, alito, sotomayor, kagan, gorsuch, kavanaugh, barrett, jackson
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who nominates the supreme court justice
president
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senate
who confirms supreme court justice nominee
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serve for life on good behavior
the justice will ___________
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original jurisdiction
court is first one to hear case
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appellate jurisdiction
court can only hear case on appeals
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original
what type of jurisdiction do district courts have
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appellate
what type of jurisdiction does the court of appeals have
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both
does supreme ct have original or appellate jurisdiction
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grand jury (16-23)
who decides if there is enough evidence to charge someone for federal crime
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judicial review
power to declare acts of govt unconstitutional
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writ of certiorari
when supreme ct accepts case, they file a
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rule of 4
4 justices have to agree to hear case in order for it to go to supreme ct.
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no evidence, and each attorney gets 30 min
what is special about supreme ct cases
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majority opinion
opinion of five or more judges
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dissenting opinion
opinion of those against decision
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concurring opinion
opinion that agrees with decision but for another reason
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John Jay
first chief justice of US
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marbury vs madison
case that established judicial review
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mcculloch vs. maryland
case that stated congressional implied powers supersede state law
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dred scott vs. sandford
case that declared missouri compromise unconstitutional
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plessy vs. ferguson
case that established separate but equal doctrine
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brown vs. board of education
case that overturned separate but equal doctrine
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gideon vs. wainwright
case that extended right to counsel for felony defendants in states
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roe vs. wade
case that gives right to abortion under 14th amendment right to privacy
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obergehell vs. hodges
case that states that states cannot ban same-sex marriage
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majority in both house and senate when ratifying an amendment
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majority in state legislatures when ratifying an amendment
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speech, religion, press, peacefully assemble, petition govt
included in first amendment:
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15th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on race
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19th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on sex
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24th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on non-payment of poll taxes
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26th amendment
no denial of right to vote based on age 18 and older
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immunity clause, due process clause, equality protection clause
three clauses of 14th amendment