House Stuff (Gov)

Packing

Putting a ton of people of different voting views in one district

Cracking

Splitting one voting party into a bunch of districts

Packing and Cracking are what?

Gerrymandering

Contracts (2)

Written and Verbal

Torts

Civil legal disagreement that ends in a fine

Admin

Actual law

Settlement

Payment of money to not go to trial

In criminal trial, what can you do for a lesser sentence?

Plea bargain (admit you’re wrong and maybe get a lesser sentence)

How is Gerrymandering Legal V. Not?

Pshhh all legal now

Plaintiff

Person initiating lawsuit (Gov, city, state)

Defendant

Person being tried for the lawsuit

Standard of Trial - Criminal trial or no?

It’s a Criminal Trial

Standard of Trial

All 12 jurers have to find guilty beyond reasonable doubt

Precedent

Courts use past standards set by the time of other cases (Can be overturned)

Jurisdiction

Who’s authority are you under?

How to know which jurisdiction ur under for a crime?

Cross state lines in the crime, it’s federal jurisdiction instead of state

Trial Courts who is involved

Judge and Jury

Judge role in a trial court

Determines law questions

Jury role in a trial court

Determines facts (guilty V. not guilty)

What happens when a trial court ends?

Goes to the Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals

No jury used, only looking into the law

SCOTUS party divide

6:3

Rule of Four

9 SCOTUS Justices to listen to case, if 4 agree to take case, it’s taken

Brief

Law clerks read to see why people think the case should win

The Opinion

Chief Justice votes with majority and that means he can pick which justice writes the opinion

What does The Opinion do?

Set the precedent/standard