Chapter 1 pt. 2 Flashcards
In the first eight amendments, there are _____ individual rights set out.
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It was not until the twentieth century that the provisions of the ____________ were applied to actions of state governments, through a process referred to as _________.
Bill of Rights
Incorporation
What 1833 Supreme Court case expressly held that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government.
Barron v. Baltimore
What amendment forbids states from denying citizens due process of law or equal protection under the law.
Fourteenth Amendment
_______ means that the justices interpreted the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment.
Incorporation
__________ __________ simply means the power of the court, specifically judges, to examine a law and determine whether it is constitutional.
Judicial review
Is judicial review a judge made law?
Yes
What case established the authority of the United States Supreme Court to engage in judicial review of the acts of the other branches of government?
Marbury v. Madison
What involves the legal authority of a court to hear a case?
Jurisdiction
What involves the authority of the court over the person?
Personal Jurisdiction
What involves the authority conferred on a court to hear a particular type of case? _______ ________ Jurisdiction.
Subject matter jurisdiction
What refers to the authority of courts to hear cases that arise within specified boundaries, such as a city, county, state, or country.
Geographic jurisdiction
What involves the division of responsibilities and functions among the various courts.
Hierarchical jurisdiction
What means that a court has the authority to hear a variety of cases; is is not limited to hearing only a particular type of case.
General jurisdiction
What means that a court has authority to hear particular types of cases.
Limited Jurisdiction