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What is exclusive jurisdiction?
when a court has sole authority to hear a case
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What are appellate courts?
these courts do not have juries
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What is the Supreme Court?
Decisions by this court cannot be appealed
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What is marijuana?
In Kyllo v. U.S., Kyllo was suspected of growing this substance in his home
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What is concurrent jurisdiction?
when two or more courts (federal and state) have the authority to hear a case
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What is impeachment?
Federal Court Judges may only be removed this way
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What is the Justice's Conference?
After a case is heard by the Supreme Court, the Justices meet in what is known as
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What is dealing/selling drugs from his home?
In California v. Greenwood, Greenwood was suspected of this crime
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What is original jurisdiction?
when a court must hear the case first
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What is the sentence?
If the accused is found guilty, the Judge decides this
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What is 30 minutes?
if a case is heard by the Supreme Court, each attorney has this many minutes for oral argument
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What is Loving v. Virginia?
Interracial marriage is legal in all 50 states because of this case
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What is appellate jurisdiction?
when a court hears an appeal of a case decided by a lower court
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What is Judicial Restraint?
when a judge decides cases based on the original intent of the Constitution, statute, or precedent
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Who is the Solicitor General?
this person files briefs on behalf of the federal government
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What is Obergefell v. Hodges?
Same sex marriage has been legal in all 50 states since 2015 because of this Supreme Court case
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What are state courts?
these courts hear most of the nation's cases
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What is Judicial Activism?
when a Judge interprets law based on changing conditions and values
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What is a writ of certiorari?
Cases get before the Supreme Court by
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What is Greenwood's trash?
In California vs. Greenwood, the police searched this item to obtain evidence to get a search warrant against Greenwood
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