American Government: Exam Review 2

The outcome of the case; the decision made by the jury in a jury trial or the judge in a bench trial

• Appeal
• Verdict
• Jurisdiction
• Sentence

Items used to prove fact or truth in a case

• subpoena
• evidence
• Judicial Review
• Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional and overturn it

• Judicial Review
• Judicial Remand
• Appellate
• Original

The highest court in America.  They only hear cases of national importance or cases that deal with the interpretation of the US Constitution

• Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court
• General District Court
• The Federal Court System
• The Supreme Court

Supreme Court case that established separate is NOT equal, therefore DESEGREGATING public schools.

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Bush v. Gore

A legal example which must be followed in all similar cases in the future is called ___

• Precedent
• Last Luck
• The end
• none of the above

The group that decides the verdict by deciding the facts

• Judge
• Jury
• Grand Jury
• Attorneys for the defendant.  

The Judicial Branch, it's structure and powers, was created by this document:

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

States the decision of the court

• Majority Opinion
• Dissenting Opinion
• Advisory Opinion
• Rule of Four

A document issued by judges who disagree with the majority opinion

• Dissenting Opinion
• Majority Opinion
• Advisory Opinion
• Rule of Four