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| highest most important court in the US |
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| titles of men and women who serve of the high court |
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8 associate justices
1 chief justice |
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| 9 types of cases supreme and federal courts have jurisdiction over |
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the constitution
federal laws
treaties
laws governing ships
ambassadors or public ministers
the US government itself
2 or more state governments
citizens of different states
a state or its citizens vs, a foreign country/citizen |
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| privilege to hear a case first |
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| the US supreme court can only hear a case after is has gone through the court |
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| a formal request to the US supreme court to hear a case |
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| process of checking the laws of our land |
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| when supreme court declares a law unconstitutional |
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the law is erased for our constitution
null and void |
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| in court for a person to be convicted of treason |
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| need 2 separate first hand witnesses with the same story and/or confession |
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| two ways an amendment can be proposed |
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by congress: amendment approved, by 2/3's vote in both houses
by state legislatures: amendment proposed by national convention, call for by 2/3's state legislatures |
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| two ways an amendment can be ratified |
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congress to approve by 3/4
state legislatures to approve by 3/4 |
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