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