Criminal v. Civil
The type of crime that is committed in a Criminal Court.
What is murder, robbery, theft, assault?
This is cases that arise under federal law.
What is Federal Jurisdiction?
This is when 4/9 justices agree to hear a case.
What is the Rule of Four?
Ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official state prayer and encourage its recitation in public school.
What is Majority Opinion?
The prosecution is involved in this court.
What is criminal court?
This is cases that can go in either state or federal jurisdiction.
What is Concurrent Jurisdiction?
This is the number of Supreme Court Justices.
What is 8?
Speech that posed a clear and present danger could not be ignored.
Sometimes authrized by justices to add or emphasis a point that was not made in the majority.
What is Concurrent Opinion?
The Plaintiff is involved in this court.
What is civil court?
This is to hear a case for the second time.
What is Appellate Jurisdiction?
This may decided the Constitutionally of an act of government.
What is Judicial Review?
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
Written by justices who do not agree with the Court's Majority Opinion.
What is Dissenting Opinion?
This court has a higher burden of proof.
What is criminal court?
This hear cases that involve state laws.
What is State Jurisdiction?
The tendency to overturn previous decisions of the court.
What is Judicial Activism?
Ended racial segregation
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Similar cases as they arise in the lower courts get the same verdict is called...
What is Precendent?
This is punished with fines never jail time.
What is civil court?
This handles issues at sea.
What is Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction?
To let prior decisions stand.
What is Judicial Restraint?
Congress has the power to regulate inner-state trade, states only have the power to regulate trade in their borders.
What is Gibson v. Ogden?
List 3 reasons someone might appeal a case.
What is rights have been violated, Constituently of the law, or discovery of new evidence?