University:
Stanford University
Course:
LAW 5023 | The Rule of Law
Academic year:

2024
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223

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1
Author:

Ean Mason

Judicial Branch in a Flash The only court the constitution creates is the ________. Supreme Court The two court systems in the United States are __________________. the federal court system and state court system Two kinds of legal cases are ____________. civil and criminal The job of the Court of Appeals is __________. review cases from the District Court It's difficult to take a case to the Supreme Court ___________. they get to choose the cases they want to hear If you lose a case in the trial court, you can __________________. ask a higher court look at the verdict and replace it If an appellate court affirms a case, it means ________________. they let the trial court's decision stand If a law is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court can _______. outlaw it Evidence is used for ________________. proving the client's side A trail with no jury is called a ___________________. bench trail List these in the right order: The Court of Appeals remands the case, a new trail begins, the first verdict is appealed. The first verdict is appealed, The Court of Appeals remands the case, a new trail begins List these in the right order: Trail is held in the District Court, The Trail is held in the District Court, , an appeal is made to the Court Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, an appeal is made to the of Appeals, The Supreme Court agrees to hear the case Court of Appeals. List these in the right order: The Supreme Court strikes down the Congress passes a law, Supreme Court hears a case about the law, Supreme Court hears a case about the law, Congress passes law, The Supreme Court strikes down the law. a law. Trail Court: Might have a jury trial, hears cases for the first time Both the Trail Court and the Appellate Court: hears civil cases, hear criminal cases, works with laws Appellate Court: reviews a verdict to look for mistakes, usually has three-judge panels, does not hear cases for the first time How many courts systems are in the US? two Group of people who decide a case after hearing the evidence. jury When an appellate court upholds a verdict... affirm What appellate judges look for when they review a case... mistakes Number of justices on the Supreme Court... nine When an appellate court rejects a verdict... reverse Type of court that reviews the trails courts decision... appellate The Supreme Court's power to decided what is constitutional... judicial review when there is more than on judge, the group of judges is called... panel The lowest court in the federal system... district court Choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the _________ involved in the case. laws The first court to hear a case.... trail court When an appellate court sends a case back to the trail court... remand Type of case relating to people's rights... civil Type of case about someone accused of committing a crime... criminal Asking an appellate court to review a case is called... appeal Congress creating other courts is an example of what? The elastic clause. 1/1

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