Article III(Judicial Branch) & Amendments 1-27 Flashcards
1
Q
Precedent
A
Court decision of guidelines for how similar cases should be decided in the future.
2
Q
Suffrage
A
The right to vote
3
Q
Double jeopardy
A
Being placed on trial twice for the same crime
4
Q
Due process of law
A
A process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules by the law
5
Q
Eminent domain
A
The power of the government to take private property for public use
6
Q
Circuit courts
A
a court holding sessions at various intervals in different sections of a judicial district.
7
Q
Courts of appeal
A
A higher court to which appeals are make, seeking a decision made in a lower court
8
Q
Civil case
A
About sueing
9
Q
Criminal case
A
The law is broken
10
Q
Opinion
A
Someone point of view
