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Judicial Branch Article 3 of the Constitution

Judicial Branch Article 3 of the Constitution. Unit 5 Vocabulary. The United States court system based on Federalism. The two court systems are: Federal State. Dual Court System. The 4 levels of the VA state court system. SACD. SAD. The organization of the federal courts

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Judicial Branch Article 3 of the Constitution

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  1. Judicial Branch Article 3 of the Constitution Unit 5 Vocabulary

  2. The United States court system based on Federalism. The two court systems are: Federal State Dual Court System

  3. The 4 levels of the VA state court system SACD

  4. SAD • The organization of the federal courts • Supreme Court • Appeals Court • District Court

  5. Judicial review The power of the Supreme Court to strike down a law as unconstitutional. Established in the case of Marbury v. Madison

  6. The authority of a court to hear a particular type of case The geographic area in which a court has authority to hear cases. Jurisdiction

  7. Original jurisdiction A court’s authority to be the “first point of entry” into the court system for a particular kind of legal case.

  8. Appellate jurisdiction The authority of a court to hear an appeal of a case from a lower court.

  9. appeal To ask a higher court to review a case already heard in a lower court.

  10. Marbury v Madison Established the principal of judicial review

  11. Supreme Court Hears appeals from state courts and lower federal courts

  12. Court of Appeals Hears appeals and reviews Decisions made in the U.S. District Court

  13. District Courts • Hears cases involving: • People from different states • Disputes between states themselves • The Constitution and Constitutional rights • Violations of federal laws

  14. Justices Judges that serve at the U.S. Supreme Court or the Virginia Supreme Court.

  15. Due Process • The constitutional requirement that the government must follow fair rules in a fair manner • Due process is guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

  16. This amendment to the U.S. Constitution says the national government cannot deny any citizen due process of law. Fifth Amendment

  17. Magistrate • A lower level judge who • Issues warrants • Issues subpoenas • Issues summons (civic duty) • can set bail!!!!

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