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| most famous ancient collection of laws |
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| 1st codification of Roman Law |
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| system of Law developed in England |
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| wrote commentaries on the laws of England |
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Established system of Fed. Courts
(inferior courts and congress launching system of Supreme court... created 13 District Courts). |
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| supreme court justices hold their positions ________ |
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| chief justice brought strength and prestige to supreme court |
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| # of Supreme court judges |
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| supreme court case gave right of judicial review |
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Supreme court case
illegal to tax fed. agencies |
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| supreme court case legalized abortion |
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| supreme court case decided pres. election of 2000 |
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| Brown v. B of E of Topeka |
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| Supreme court case made segregation illegal in schools |
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supreme court case
suspected criminals aware of rights |
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| conformity of Character of God in the Bible |
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| right of a court to hear a case 1st |
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| in most states, jury type charges accussed criminals |
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| system of having both state and Fed. courts (coexisting) |
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| in some states, type of jury, hears cases and decides outcomes |
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| responsible for compialation of corpus juris civilis |
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| making judicial decisions based on previous rulings |
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| law though unjust, better than unrestrainded freedom |
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| popular agitation led to development of ____ |
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| foundations of any other law |
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| law expressed through God's creation |
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| revelation of God's law through the Bible |
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| 3 Reasons Common Law is beneficial |
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product of Human experience
not created by a ruler (comes from source of His power)(God)
in existence from time immemorial (reflective of Christian truth)(established before thought of time) |
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| Emphasizes Judicial Branch and what cases they can review |
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Supreme Court (1)
Appellate Courts (12)
District Courts (94) |
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Starts 1st Mon in October-June
2wks M,T,W-Court days
Wed. afternoon and Friday - Discuss cases and tentative votes
accapt case -(lawyers from each side write a "brief"
case is argued for an hr. (30min per side) -justices can interupt to ask questions
2wks - Recess - justices and clerks write draft opinions and read others opinions |
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Majority
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Concurring |
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| goes w/ opinion of losing side (minority) |
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| agree w/ majority or minority but disagree w/ reasons |
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| appointed by pres approved by Senate |
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| declared the constitution the supreme law of the land |
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| lawrence and garner v. texas |
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| supreme court made a ruling that free speech included pornography and adult entertainment |
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Judicial restraint
Judicial Activism |
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