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Dual Sovereignty

Both national & state gov. sovereign; each have authority

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Dual Court System

national courts & state courts; legal disputes resolved at state levels

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Common Law

judge made law

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Stare decisis

Common law doctrine directs judges to prev. decided cases

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Precedent

case with similar facts that judges identify to use in new cases; stare decisis are based upon this

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Statute

Legislative/Congress made law

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Executive Order

President made law

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Jury Trial

selected citizen group determines guilt or innocence

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Bench Trial

judge precedes over trial & decides guilt

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Criminal Law/Trial

body of law dealing with conduct harmful to society; prohibited, prosecuted, & punished

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Civil Law/Trial

law dealing with disputes between individuals

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Beyond a reasonable doubt

burden of proof; government must convince the prosecuted 100% committed

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Preponderance of the evidence

burden of proof; most evidence show caused harm

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Original jurisdiction

court where case is first heard

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Appellate jurisdiction

court hears case on appeal

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Judicial Review

Supreme Court rules on constitutionality

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Marbury v Madison

established Judicial Review in 1803

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Judicial activism or loose construction

liberal interpretation

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Judicial restraint or strict construction

literal interpretation

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Writ of certiorari

court order to send them a case

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Brief

a complete written history of a case

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Majority Opinion

decision of court

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Dissenting Opinion

court disagrees

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Concurrent Opinion

agree w/ decision but for a different reason

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

present the body (to the judge); judge decides if person waits in jail during trial

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Bill of Attainer

absolute right to trial

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Ex Post Facto

cannot make laws that punish “retroactively” (past cannot be punished if wasn’t illegal during that time)

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Chief Justice

John Roberts

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How many justices in Supreme Court

9

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