Judicial Branch and Landmark Supreme Court Cases

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The government must always act fairly and in accord with established rules. This is known as ____________.

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due process

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All federal judges are appointed to Constitutional Courts serve a term of ____________.

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life

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A justice writes a ___________ when he or she agrees with the majority opinion but for a different reason.

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concurring opinion

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In the case of Wickard v. Filburn, the Supreme Court effectively broadened Congress's use of the _________ clause of the Constitution.

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Commerce

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Most cases reach the Supreme Court through the issuance of a _______________.

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writ of certiorari

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A Supreme Court decision sets a(n) ____________ which lower courts will often follow when making decisions in similar cases which come before them in the future.

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precedent

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The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright advanced the ____________.

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rights of the accused persons

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The Federal Court of Appeals have ____________ jurisdiction.

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appellate

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In Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that government could take private property for economic benefit of a community through _________.

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eminent domain

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Federal District Courts have ________________ jurisdiction.

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original