Separation of Powers
Which branch makes laws?
What is the legislative branch?
How many levels of Federal Courts are there?
What is 3?
What is it called when courts examine the decisions of a lower court?
What is judicial review?
What is the highest level of court on the state side?
What is the "State Court of Last Resort"?
Which amendment deals specifically with illegal search and seizure?
What is the 4th amendment?
Which branch enforces the laws?
What is the executive branch?
What is the name of the first level of federal courts?
What is the District Court?
What is the term for when courts stand on past decisions?
What is stare decisis?
How many levels of courts are there on the state side?
What is 4?
What is the main right listed in the 6th amendment?
What is right to a speedy trial?
Which branch interprets the laws?
What is the judicial branch?
What is the highest court on the federal side?
What is the US Supreme Court?
What is NO?
What is the entry level state court for all felonies?
What is the Court of General Jurisdiction?
Why is the 5th amendment so important?
What is, allows you to avoid self incriminating?
What is the term for each branch having some control over the others?
What are checks and balances?
How many justices are on SCOTUS?
What is 9?
What is the term for when a court makes a decision that future cases will rely on?
What is a precedent?
Which court do appeals go to after the highest court on the state side?
What is SCOTUS?
What punishment do people use the 8th amendment to argue against?
What is the death penalty?
What is the check that the legislative branch has on the judicial branch?
What is "confirmation of judges"?
Why don't all teh cases get heard by SCOTUS?
What is "the Justices vote on what cases they hear"?
What is it called when a court makes a decision that will probably never be challenged in court again?
What is a super precedent?
What is the court called that is below the highest state court?
What is the Appellate Court?
What year was the BOR ratified?
What is 1791?