Civics Flashcards
two types of court cases in US
criminal and civil
what law calls prevails over all other laws in the us
constitutional law
at the base of the federal court system is what floor
the us district court
whats at the top of the federal court system
the supreme court
courts that review cases now appealed from district courts
us court of appeals
a judge on supreme court is called
a justice
what type of jurisdiction does supreme court have
original and appellate
what supreme court justices established the principle of judicial review
chief justice john marshall
only way the supreme court justice can be removed from office is
appeachment
someone that is arrested before their constitutional rights were brought to them
miranda
what qualities does someone need to have to become president
35 yrs old
natural born citizen
have to live in us for the past 14 yrs
what document sets constitution
preamble
if vp succeeds to the presidency
they pick a new vp
the commander in chief of the armed forces is
the president
in the constitution only congress can
declare war
