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Civil law
Law that deals with relationships between people rather than between people and government
Code of Hammurabi
A written code of rules that guided the ancient society of the Babylon dates back to 1772
Common law🔙
Law based on customer and prior legal decisions used in civil cases
Criminal law
Law that deals with crime and the punishment for the crime
Military law
Law that applies only to the people in the military
Statutory law
Laws passed by Congress or a state legislator
Arbiter
A person with the power to decide a dispute
Equal protection clause
The section of the 14th amendment that says that states must apply the law equally and cannot discriminate against citizen or group of citizens
Executive privilege
The belief that the conversation between the president and his aid are confidential
Constitutional law
Law that focuses on interpreting the US Constitution
US Circuit Court of appeals2nd
The court where parties for dissatisfied with the judgment of the US District Court they take their cases
Us district courts1st
Courts where most federal cases begin the US District Court or courts of jurisdiction and hold civil and criminal cases
Us Supreme Court3rd
Highest court that sits at the top of the federal court system
Verdict
Judgement
Voir dire
The process of questioning potential member of the jury for a trial
Writ of certiorari
Procedure to see if US Supreme Court will hear a case a writ of certiorari is issued a higher level court agrees to hear and appeal of lower court decision
Miranda versus Arizona
Upheld amendment protection from self incrimination
Hazel v kuhlmeir
First amendment does not protect all types of speech
Plessy v Ferguson
Separate but equal is not permitted
Brown v board of education
Separate but equal was not equal in education
Gideon versus wainwright
All defendant must be appointed a lawyer if they cannot afford one
Tinker v desmoines
Students have First Amendment rights at school
Us v Nixon
Limited executive privilege
Bush v gore
Violated 14th amendment
