More Kinds of Courts Amendments, etc. Let's Be Cops Civil Rights Stuff Restraint with Tests
300
What is The Court of Appeals
It has the authority to review the decision of a lower court to change an original ruling or to clarify it.
300
What is The 14th Amendment
Grants citizenship to all born/naturalized in US; forbids states denying life, liberty, property.
300
What is The Police Power
The authority of each state to act to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
300
What is Affirmative Action
Makes employers take steps to remedy effects of past discriminations; quotas for jobs/promotions.
300
What is The United States Tax Court
It hears cases involving disputes over the application of the tax laws.
600
What is The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
It has worldwide jurisdiction for anyone subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
600
What is The 13th Amendment
It ended slavery in the U.S. in 1865.
600
What is Treason
This crime against the U.S. is the only crime that is defined in the Constitution.
600
What is Reverse Discrimination
Discrimination against the majority group; it is what critics of the quota system say they are suffering from.
600
What is Judicial activism
The belief that judges should act boldly and be progressive thinkers.
900
What is The Court of International Trade
It hears civil cases arising out of tariff and other trade related laws.
900
What is Procedural due process
It has to do with the how (the procedures, the methods) of governmental action.
900
What is Sedition
The crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts.
900
What is De facto segregation
Segregation that is a fact of life and still exists.
900
What is Judicial restraint
The belief that judges should try to keep the original intent of the Constitution in mind and go with precedent.
What is The Court of Federal Claims
It hears claims for damages against the federal government.
What is Substantive due process
It involves the what (the substance, the policies) of governmental action.
What is Grand Jury
Person can be accused of serious crime; indictment then determine if enough evidence for trial.
What is De jure segregation
Segregation by law. It was ended in America by 1970.
What is The rational basis test
The Supreme Court decides equal protection cases by applying this standard.
What is The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
It hears cases from all across the country to speed up the handling of appeals.
What are The Reserved Powers
In the federal system of the states, these include the broad and important police power.
What is The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Radio and television are regulated by this government entity.
What is Jim Crow Laws
Laws that separated people on the basis of race. The separate-but-equal doctrine ruled in America from 1896-1954.
What is The strict scrutiny test
The Supreme Court imposes this in equal protection cases; must be some compelling governmental interest.






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