Judicial Powers
This power allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
The constitutional protection that guarantees fair treatment under the law
What is due process?
These courts are the first level of the federal court system.
What are District Courts?
This court process step is when a defendant enters a plea.
What is arraignment?
There are this many justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is 9?
The Judicial Branch checks the Executive Branch by doing this to unconstitutional presidential actions.
What is ruling presidential actions unconstitutional?
These two amendments protect due process rights.
What are the 5th and 14th Amendments?
These courts review lower court decisions but do not use juries.
What are Courts of Appeals?
Put these steps in order: arrest, arraignment, trial, sentencing.
What is arrest → arraignment → trial → sentencing?
Supreme Court justices are appointed by this person.
Who is the President?
This is NOT a power of the Judicial Branch.
What is enforcing laws?
The protection against excessive bail applies in these types of cases.
The protection against excessive bail applies in these types of cases.
The U.S. Supreme Court mostly has this type of jurisdiction.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
When someone pleads guilty to a lesser charge for a reduced sentence, it is called this.
What is plea bargaining?
Supreme Court justices are confirmed by this group.
What is the Senate?
Congress can check the Supreme Court through this process.
What is impeachment?
An accused person has the right to a lawyer, a jury trial, and due process, but NOT this.
What is double jeopardy?
(Accept: “the right to double jeopardy”)
The Supreme Court has this type of jurisdiction in a few special cases heard first by the Court.
What is original jurisdiction?
A DJ being sued for not showing up to a paid event would be this kind of case.
What is a civil case?
Supreme Court justices may only be removed through this process.
What is impeachment?
This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This principle means everyone, including government officials, must obey the law.
What is rule of law?
This Virginia court would hear a felony trial first.
What is Virginia Circuit Court?
A traffic violation on Virginia Beach Boulevard would most likely be heard in this type of court system.
What is state court?
The impeachment and removal of Supreme Court justices is carried out by these two groups.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?