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Judiciary Test Flashcards

0
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How was judicial review established?

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Marburg v. Madison

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Allows courts to rule on the constitutionality of laws and actions

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Judicial review

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2
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Why do Americans rely so heavily on courts?

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To resolve political questions

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3
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Most American law is based on

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English common law

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4
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Deciding new cases with reference to former decisions

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Precedent

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The ongoing tradition of letting a case stand and using it for the basis for other rulings

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Stare decisis

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What are the main sources of American law?

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Federal/ state constitutions, statutes, and administrative law

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7
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Judicial interpretations of common law principles, interpretations of constitution, statutory and administrative law

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Case law

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8
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The dual court system is

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State and federal courts

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9
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The federal court derives it power from

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Jurisdiction

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10
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The federal courts power is given to them in

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Article 3 of the constitution

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When a case involves to people from different countries or different states

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Diversity of citizenship

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12
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Cases are heard for the first time

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Trial courts

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13
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Trials are reheard for an appeal

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Appellate courts

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14
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Are federal courts located in every state?

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Yes

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15
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When can a Supreme Court rehear cases?

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If a federal question is involved

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16
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A document trying to sway the court in one way because an interest group has an interest in the ruling

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Amicus Curia brief

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17
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Hears a broad range of cases

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General jurisdiction

18
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Tried cases only involving certain types of claims

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Limited jurisdiction

19
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Issued when the Supreme Court decides to grant a petition for review, it orders lower courts to send a record of the case

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Writ of certiorari

20
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The ruling with the reasons for ruling

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Opinion of the court

21
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All justices agree on a ruling

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Unanimous opinion

22
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Outlines the views on a case that the majority of the judges agree with

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Majority opinion

23
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A justice wants to point out specific points involving a case

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Concurring opinion

24
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Written when a judge disagreed with the majority

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Dissenting opinion

25
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To send a case back to the court the originally held it

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Remand

26
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To state a ruling is valid and must stand

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Affirm

27
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Attorneys present reasons why the judges should real in their favor at an appellate court

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Oral argument

28
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A tradition allowing a senator to veto a judicial appointment in his or her state

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Senatorial courtesy

29
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Regarding senatorial courtesy in the 21st century republicans

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No longer allowed senatorial courtesy

30
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Demographics of the Supreme Court

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Previously judges, Protestant, college graduates, 51-60, white males

31
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What percentage of Supreme Court nominations have been rejected or not acted on?

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20%

32
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The first female Supreme Court judge

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Sandra Day O’Connor

33
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Was O’Connor a conservative?

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At first but she changed after being in office for a while

34
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A female judge that was supposed to replace O’Connor was declined her appointment. When she was deemed inadequate

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Harriet Miers

35
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The federal judiciary should make changes and check the actions of the rest of the government

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Judicial activism

36
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The idea that rulings should be made based on how the founders viewed things when writing the constitution

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Strict construction

37
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What current judge is a strict constructionist?

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Antonio Scalia

38
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Who are the current judges?

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Antonio Scalia, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Samuel Alito, John Roberts

39
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What did the supermen court do in the election of 2000?

A

Stop the recount

40
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Interpret the constitution in regards to today

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Broad construction

41
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Courts should defer to the decisions made by representatives elected by the people

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Judicial restraint

42
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How does the president change the sway of the Supreme Court?

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By appointing judges

43
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What can congress do when it disagrees with the Supreme Courts ruling?

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Deny funds, pass legislation, amend the constitution

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