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Judicial Branch
Supreme court cases and supreme court facts
27
History
10th Grade
11/18/2007

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Term
Federal District Courts have ________ jurisdiction
Definition
original
Term
Original Jurisdiction
Definition
The level of the court that federal cases begin on
Term
A subpoena requires...
Definition
Requires a witness to apear in court
Term
Marbury v Madison
Definition
Judicial Review
Term
Plessy v Ferguson
Definition
Seperate but equal
Term
Engle v Vitale
Definition

School prayer is illegal

Term
Dred Scott
Definition
Slaves were property and not citizens
Term
Gregg vs. GA
Definition
Death penalty is allowed i applied in a reasonable way
Term
Furman vs. GA
Definition
Death penalty is unconstitutional
Term
Miranda vs Arizona
Definition
Must be read your rights when arrested
Term
Texas vs. Johnson
Definition
Flag burning is legal
Term
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Definition
Right to an attorney eve if you can't afford one
Term
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Definition
Students don't lose all their free speech rights at the school house door
Term
Gibbons vs Ogden
Definition
Congress regulates trades or interstate commerce
Term
New Jersey vs. TLO
Definition
reasonable cause in schools not probable cause
Term
Brown vs. BOE
Definition
Segregation in schools is unconstitutional
Term
Appellate jurisdiction
Definition
Allows a court to hear cases from lower courts
Term
Schenek vs. US
Definition
Free speech may be restricted if there is a "clear and present danger."
Term
Regents of University of CA vs Bakke
Definition
limited use of affirmative action
Term
Affirmative action
Definition
Quota on certain colored/ womn students and employees
Term
Precedent
Definition
Judges base their decisions on similar past cases
Term
Order of a criminal trial
Definition
Arrest, indictment, arraignment, trial, verdict
Term
Federal Courts (3)
Definition
District, appeals, Supreme Court
Term
Missdemeanors
Definition
Less serious crimes
Term
Felonies
Definition
Crimes punishable by a year or more in jail
Term
10th amendment
Definition
Reserved powers to states
Term

The House of Representatives has more members than the Senate (___ to ___) so that...

Definition

435; 100

They can be more responsive to the individual needs of the people

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