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| the authority of a court to hear and decide cases |
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| latin for "have ye the body" a writ of habeas corpus is a means for criminal defendants who have exhausted appeals in state courts to appeal to ta federal district court |
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| The intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the district courts within its federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agencies. |
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| How does the Circuit Courts of Appeal function? |
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| They don’t conduct trials. They don’t have juries or witnesses to testify and present evidence. Just lawyers for the opposing litigants |
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| What does the Circuit Courts of Appeal do? |
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| They hear cases that have been decided by the district courts and then appealed by the losers. there are 13 |
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| The custom of giving senators of the president’s party a virtual veto over appointments to jobs, including judicial appointments, in their state |
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| criteria used by presidents |
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| usually nominate members of their party who are active and have served in public office or contributed to party candidates. some want judges who hold certain ideological views. some want judges who provide more diversity in the courts such as women or blacks |
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| a case in which a government prosecutes a person for violating its laws |
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| a case in which individuals sue others for denying their rights and causing them harm |
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| judges who are reluctant to overrule the other branches of government by declaring laws or actions of government officials unconstiutional |
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| judges who are not reluctant to overrule the other branches of government by declaring laws or actions of government officials unconstitutional |
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| the authority of the courts to declare laws or actions of government officials unconstitutional |
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| FDR'S attempt to expand the size of the US supreme court in an effort to obtain a court more likely to uphold his New Deal legislation |
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| latin for "stand by what has been decided." the rule that judges should follow precedence established in previous cases by their court or higher courts |
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| friend of the court briefs |
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| legal arguments filed in court cases by individuals or groups who are litigants in the cases. these briefs often provide new info to the court and usually urge the judges to rule in one way |
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| 1803 case in which the Supreme court of the US enunciated the doctrine of judicial review |
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| 1819 US supreme court decision that broadly interpreted congress's power under the implied powers clause |
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| the US Supreme court under Chief Justice Earl Warren; an activist Court that expanded the rights of criminal defendants and racial and religious minorities |
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| the US Supreme court under Chief Justice Warren Burger. Though not as activist as the Warren Court, the Burger Court maintained most of the rights expanded by its predecessor and issued important ruling on abortion and sexual discrimination |
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| the US Supreme court under Chief Justice William Rehnquist; a conservative court, but one that did not overturn previous rulings |
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| the US Supreme court under chief Justice John Roberts |
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| How many cases are appealed to the supreme court? |
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| How many cases does it hear? |
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| How does the supreme court function? |
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| Judges start with statutes, then judges need to interpret them in order to apply them to their cases. After interpreting statutes, judges determine whether the statutes are constitutional. |
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| Conservative discontent with liberal rulings on court cases. |
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| the role of interest groups |
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| helps individuals gain more access to the courts because they have more resources than that individual |
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| ACLU American Civil Liberties Union |
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| a non-partisan organization that seeks to protect the civil liberties of all Americans |
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| laws passed by the legislative body of a representative government |
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