Judiciary Flashcards

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Jurisdiction

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Authority of courts to hear certain cases

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Constitutional courts

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Federal courts created under Article III and Supreme court

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Legislative courts

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Congress, hear cases on powers of Congress

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District Courts

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Trial courts at federal level, criminal/civil

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Appeals courts

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Review decisions of federal administrative agencies

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Supreme court nomination factors

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Party affiliation, judicial philosophy, experience, race, gender, religion, region, litmus test (ideological purity), acceptability (ABA, interest groups, justices)

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LBJ

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First African American supreme justic

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Reagan

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First woman justice

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Rule of four

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4/9 judges agree to hear case

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Breif orders

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Return to lower court, related case decision made

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Writ of certiorari

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Order to lower courts, send records of case

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Certificate

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Lower court ask Supreme Court about rule/procedure

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Breif

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Detailed statement of facts

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Amicus curiae breifs

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Support/reject arguments

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fLaw clerks

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research info presented

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Opinion Writing

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Chief Justice on majority-choose

Chief Justice on minority-senior associate of majority choose

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Majority opinion

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Majority agree on decision/reasons

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Concurring opinion

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Agree with opinion, not reasoning

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Dissenting opinion

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Disagree w/ opinion

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Precedents

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Standard/guides for future

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Warren Court

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Most liberal, Miranda, v. Arizona, Brown v. Board of EDU

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Burger Court

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Roe v. Wade (abortions), no executive privilege (Nixon)

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Judicial activism

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Active role in national policies, apply constitution to social/political

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Judicial restraint

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Avoid initiative in social/political questions