Case Law concepts

Question 1

FTC

Answer 1

Federal Trial court

Question 2

FAC

Answer 2

Federal Appellate court

Question 3

Who’s name comes first in a case?

Answer 3

the appellant

Question 4

What’s usually happening in a federal case?

Answer 4

We have natural rights and the government is infringing on those rights.

Question 5

What order do cases go in the federal court?

Answer 5

FTC->FAC->USSC

Question 6

What order do cases go in the State court?

Answer 6

STC->DAC->FSC->USSC

Question 7

What is the Dialectic Model?

Answer 7

Thesis v Anthesis Decision = Synthesis (Judge decision or tribunal)

Question 8

Statue

Answer 8

a formal written law Example the 4th amendment

Question 9

What develops case law?

Answer 9

statues

Question 10

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree doctrine

Answer 10

Any evidence taken illegally is inadmissible in court. Also known as the Exclusionary rule

Question 11

USSC

Answer 11

United States Supreme Court

Question 12

appellant

Answer 12

is a party to a legal case that files an appeal

Question 13

appellee

Answer 13

The party that prevailed in the lower court is called the

Question 14

STC

Answer 14

State trial court

Question 15

DCA

Answer 15

District Court of Appeal

Question 16

FSC

Answer 16

Florida Supreme court

Question 17

Thesis

Answer 17

Plaintiff

Question 18

Antithesis

Answer 18

defendant/apelle

Question 19

Decision

Answer 19

synthesis

Question 20

Rights under the 14th Amendment

Answer 20

Right to:
impartial jury
attorney
evidence
confront witnesses
not self incriminate

Question 21

Selective incorporation

Answer 21

incorporating the protections from the federal government into state governments with the 14th Amendment. ‘Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;’