APGovCh9KristianRuiz Flashcards
Lame Duck
An executive or legislature during the period just before the end of a term of office, when its power and influence are considered to be diminished.
The Lame duck is like a kids last year in high school.
Jurisdiction
Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in a particular case.
Jurisdiction is like the issues you have written in a diary that you keep.
Original Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These courts determine the faces of the case.
The original jurisdiction is like advice that you hear from your friend that you have in your mind.
Appellate Jurisdiction
The power vested in particular courts to review and/or revise the decision of a lower court.
Appellate Jurisdiction is when you ask your sibling about the advice given by a friend to you on what to do with your loser boyfriend,
Federalist No. 78
A federalist papers essay authored by A.H. that covers the role of the federal judiciary, including the power of judicial review.
Federalist No 78 was like the burn book in Mean girls,
Judiciary Act of 1789
Legislative act that established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal court system.
Judiciary act is like that three layered cake that keeps the taste explosive.
John Jay
A member of the Founding generation who was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. A diplomat and a co-author of the F papers.
John Jay is like that friend that has over achieved and makes you look lazy.
Whiskey Rebellion
A civil insurrection in the 1794 that was put down by military force by President George Washington, thereby confirming the power of the new national gov.
The whiskey rebellion is that one time you decide to break the rules and ditch school.
Chisholm vs. Georgia
A Supreme court case that allowed U.S citizens to bring a lawsuit against states in which they did not reside.
The C v G is important because its like that one time when you get into trouble with not being in school.
Eleventh Amendment
An amendment adopted in 1789 protecting states from being sued in federal court by a citizen of a different state or county.
The 11 amendment is that one overprotective mom that keeps you safe.
John Marshall
The longest serving Supreme Court chief justice, his decision in M v M established the principle of judicial review in the United States.
John Marshall is like that old man that keeps you up to date with all of your problems.
Judicial Review
Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states.
Judicial review is like when you pass your phone around with your friends to see what they think.
Marbury v. Madison
Case in which the S C first asserted the power of judicial review by finding that part of the congressional statute extending the Courts original jurisdiction was unconstitutional.
The M v M is like the time when you had to make sure that your cat and dog were being treated fair even though one lives indoor and the other outdoors.
Trial Court
Court of original jurisdiction where cases begin.
The trial court is important because its like the foundation of a house that is the staring point.
Appellate court
Court that generally reviews only findings of law made by lower courts.
This is like the time when you have to make a correction on your younger sisters actions because you have been there and done that.