Vocab
Where in the Constitution is the Judicial Branch?
Article III
The highest U.S. court that decides if laws follow the Constitution.
Supreme Court
A statement by justices who disagree with the majority decision.
Dissenting Opinion
Law that is written and showed in scripture
Revealed Law
Set up judicial review, ruled that part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional; strengthening the judicial branch to be an equal partner with the legislative and executive branches
Marbury v Madison
The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.
Original Jurisdiction
Law based on custom, tradition, and court decisions rather than written statutes.
Common Law
The system in which both state and federal courts have power to interpret and apply the law. It reflects the division of powers between state and national governments.
Judicial Federalism
As a Christian, murdering someone would break which law?
All of them.
A group of students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War - with the ruling that it violated the student's First Amendment rights
Tinker v Des Moines
Previous court decisions that judges use as a guide when deciding future cases with similar issues.
Precedents
The authority of a court to review and possibly change the decision of a lower court.
Appellate Jurisdiction
Conformity to God's character
Justice
a 16-year old just got his license. He just got pulled over for speeding and doesn't see anything wrong with it.
Common
Ruled that the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause protects a broad right to privacy that includes a woman's decision whether to continue a pregnancy
Roe v Wade
The official Court decision explaining the reasoning of most justices.
Majority Opinion
Everyone must be treated equally under the law.
Equal Protection Clause
The power of the courts to decide whether laws and actions of the government are constitutional.
Judicial Review
A homeless person sees the need to eat something for survival. He is willing to face any consequences if caught. He steals two loaves of bread from the market. What law is he breaking?
Common and Revealed.
Ruled that the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination requires law enforcement officers to inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
Miranda v Arizona
The government must follow fair legal procedures before punishing someone.
Due Process
A request asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision.
Writ of Certiorari
The idea that there are universal moral principles given by God or nature that guide human conduct and form the basis of right and wrong.
Natural Law
A Christian veteran comes home to Tennessee with PTSD. His house is getting robbed where his wife and two kids reside - he shoots and kills the man. Which law(s) is he breaking?
None - State of Tennessee allows deadly force to protect persons or property - "If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed" Exodus 22:2
Created the separate but equal doctrine, claiming that segregation did not imply racial inferiority if facilities were equal
Plessy v Ferguson