The Supreme court and trials

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_______ justices are _______ by the _____ and confirmes by the _____.

Supreme Court, nominated, president, senate

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there is _____ age or citizenship requirement ; once seated; justices serve until they ___ or _______.

no, die, retire

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_____ is the power of the supreme court to decide if a government act is unconstitutional.

Judicial Review

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______ established judicial review wwith his ruling in the case ______

John Marshall, Marbury vs Madison

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Before a trial, the police ____ and make an _____- the suspect is oficially charged

gather evidence, arrest

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In terms of federal trials, the final decision of guilt must be made by a ___ and it must be _____.

jury, unanimous

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_____ is where citizens are randomly selected from voter/DMV records-lawyers ensure fairness

Jury Duty

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If guilty, the judge _____ the defendant to either prision, fines, probation or other punishments

sentences

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A half a century ago, americans only had _____ networds for newscasts, _____.

three, ABC, NBC, CBS

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the _____ is a time period where all americans were exposed to similar news reports.

information commons

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Today we have a _______, americans can get their shows from several sources.

high-choice media system

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The _______ of social media, websites, and TV channels can all potray current events differently

variety

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Early newspapers were _____ and _____, leading newspaper had les than 1,500 subscribers

printed, expensive

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The rotating printing press enabled _______, allowsing for circulation increase

quicker publishing

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By 1990, some newspapers were selling _____ copies a day increasing venue with ads

100,000

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_______ is a rype of reporting with sensationalized headlines looking to make profit

Yellow Journalism

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The era of the _____ had a _____ effect-opinions became moderate

information commons, depolarizing

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