US Court System
The US court system is split between two levels. What are they?
Federal and State
The US has a _______ court system. (fill in the blank)
Dual
Advocacy groups are also known as what?
Special Interest Groups
Name the three types of alternative dispute resolution
Mediation, Negotiation, and Arbitration
This is a basic constitutional right
Voting
The authority of a court to hear and decide cases is the definition of what?
Jurisdiction
Supreme Court Justices serve for how long?
Life or until they retire
A person who works to convince politicians to vote for or against particular issues is known as what?
Lobbyist
This form of ADR is most often the least formal, without a legally binding resolution, and the most common.
Negotiation
A referendum is defined by the procedure in which issues are voted on directly by the ______ rather than their representative government (please fill in the blank)
People
Accused people in the US are ____ until proven ____. (fill in the blanks)
Innocent, Guilty
What is the highest court in the US?
Supreme Court
Rallies and letter writing campaigns are two effective methods of what?
Grassroots Lobbying
A mutual agreement between two sides in a civil lawsuit, made either before the case goes to trial or before final judgement is entered, that settles or ends the dispute. What is this the definition of?
Settlement
In order to vote an individual must meet 3 requirements: They must be a US born or naturalized citizen, they must be registered in the area they are voting, and...(please state the third requirement)
They must be 18 years of age
Please state the 4 types of jurisdiction.
Exclusive, Concurrent, Original, and Appellate
In what court case did the Judicial Branch claim the right to judicial review?
Marbury V. Madison
Advocacy is based on what 3 principles?
Careful gathering of facts, development of communication skills, and creation of an effective plan
Judge Judy is a from of what ADR method?
Arbitration
Initiative
Please state 2 of the 4 ways the Supreme Court can decide a case. (Extra 50 points for listing all 4)
Affirm the previous decision, Modify the decision without reversing it, Reverse the decision wit =h no further action, Reverse the decision and remand the case to a lower court
Please name at least 5 US Supreme Court Justices. (Last names are fine) (extra 100 points if you can name all 9)
Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh, Elana Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Barrett.
please name 3 advocacy groups
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Public conflict is often called ____. (fill in the blank)
Controversy
15th(1870) and 19th(1920)