Statutory Laws
Precedent
Common Law (note especially what these laws usually become)
Administrative Laws
Constitutional Law
Grand Jury
Indicted
Trial Jury
Petit Jury
Jurors
Jury Duty
Verdict
Appeal
Identify and describe the four types of laws that we make in the United States. Also, be able to explain which of the four "prevails" in the United States.
Identify and describe 6 basic rights that any American citizen accused of a crime has
Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
Subpoenas
Circuit
Court-martial
District Courts
U.S. Marshal
U.S. Magistrate
U.S. Attorney
Courts of Appeals
Supreme Court
United States Claims Court
United States Court of International Trade
Territorial Courts
United States Tax Court
Court of Military Appeal
Identify the types of cases that can be brought to Federal courts.
Describe each part of a basic criminal trial, as we simulated in class.
Describe the basic process of a case in a Court of Appeals, using the term "uphold" as a part of your answer.
Identify the two types of cases in which the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction
Judicial Review
Unconstitutional
Brief
Opinion
Concurring opinion
Dissenting opinion
Segregation Laws
Justices
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1898)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS (1954)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
University of California Regents v. Bakke (1978)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
Gratz v. Bollinger (2003
Identify how appointments are made to all federal judgeships, including those to the United States Supreme Court.
Describe how the Supreme Court decides which cases it wants to hear, as well as what happens if it doesn't choose to hear a particular case.
How does Congress limit the power of the Supreme Court? (2 basic ways you should know . . .