State Courts
The court that deals with state laws
What is a state court?
The court that deals with federal laws
What is a federal court?
To bring formal charges of wrongdoing against a public official
What is impeachment?
The commander in chief
What is the president?
The lowest courts in a court system
What is trial courts?
The amount of levels in a state court system
What is 4?
Amount of levels in a federal court system
What is 3?
Needed to override a veto
What is 2/3 vote?
To reject a proposed law or statue
What is a veto?
The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
What is jurisdiction?
The two trial courts in a state court system
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What are county and circuit courts?
The amount of judges in the U.S Supreme court
What is 9?
Needed to send a bill to the president
What is a majority approval in both the House and Senate?
When the president selects people to serve in various federal government positions
What is a presidential appointment?
The Supreme court's power to decide what is constitutional
What is judicial review?
Sees misdemeanors, small claims (up to 5,000), and civil cases (up to 15,000).
What are county courts?
The highest court in a court system
What is the Supreme Court
How representatives and senators are chosen for their assigned houses
What is committee selection?
An agreement between countries that the president makes
What is a treaty?
When the Supreme Court commands a lower court to send a case for review.
What is writ of certiorari?
Sees felonies, family law matters, and civil cases (over 15,000)
What are circuit courts?
When the power is shared between the federal and state courts
What is concurrent powers?
Granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out their list of powers
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the elastic clause?
What elects the president of the U.S
What is the Electoral College?
A judgment decided by a trial court without that case going to trial
What is summary judgement?