Unit 4 - Judicial Branch

trial jury that renders a verdict

ability of the Court to declare laws and actions unconstitutional

What is the significance of Texas v Johnson?

The executive branch checks the judicial branch by appointing judges/justices.

authority of a court to hear a case for the first time

person must be brought to court to hear charges against him

 let the decision stand; the previous ruling holds

Court order for a lower court to send up its records for review

formally charges a person with a crime

lesser offense punishable by a small fine and/or jail time

Which is the first step in an appeal to the Supreme Court?

illegally obtained evidence cannot be used against someone in court

relates to disputes among two or more private parties

The judicial branch checks the legislative branch by declaring actions unconstitutional.

judge alone hears a case (no jury)

Which is the fourth step in an appeal to the Supreme Court?

authority of a court to hear a case

What is the significance of Marbury v Madison?

official charge(s) of a crime

What is the significance of Gitlow v New York?

party who brings legal action in a civil suit

being tried twice for the same crime

guarantees safety from arbitrary acts of the government

authority of a court to hear a cases that have already been heard

Which is the third step in an appeal to the Supreme Court?

Which is the second step in an appeal to the Supreme Court?

decision of the Court

The legislative branch checks the judicial branch by enforcing its decisions.

The legislative branch checks the judicial branch by creating lower courts.

person whom action is brought against in a civil suit

people have basic rights that need to be maintained in the process

separation of one group from another on the basis of race or gender

defines public wrongs and provides for their punishment

right to gather

judges should interpret and apply law in light of ongoing changes in conditions and values

case heard after a lower court

The executive branch checks the judicial branch through impeachment

serious crime punishable by a heavy fine, imprisonment, and/or death

constitutional rights that police must read to a suspect

What is the significance of Bakke v University of California?

The judicial branch checks the executive branch by declaring laws unconstitutional.

fugitive who flees to another state will be returned

Which case was about birth control?

positive acts of the government to make constitutional rights a reality

judge forbid publication of trial matter until it has ended

reasonable suspicion of a crime

judges should decide cases based on the original intent of the Framers, or on precedent

The executive branch checks the judicial branch through clemency.

Which is the final step in an appeal to the Supreme Court?

representative of the government in criminal proceedings