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Chapter 15, 25, 3 and 4

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U.S. Judicial System   show
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show an independent and passive branch of the U.S. government. Decisions independent of other 2 branches. Court rules over disputes b/w executive/legislative branches. court rulings have the force of law and are enforce by the executive branch.  
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show Litigants and Groups.  
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show plaintiff (somebody who files suit) + defendant (person being sued).  
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show serious interest in a case, facing direct or imminent dangers/injuries from another party/government action.  
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show one that can be handled by the court.  
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Groups   show
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Attorneys   show
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show participants as jurors, witnesses, etc.  
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Common Law Tradition   show
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Stare Decisis Doctrine   show
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show Constitutions (national and state). Federal and State Constitutions.  
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show stands ABOVE all laws!  
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State Constitution   show
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Federal Statutes   show
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ordinances   show
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Administrative Rules and Regulations   show
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show decisions & judicial interpretation made by the court (precedent) also form an important body of law.  
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Categories of Laws: Civil Law   show
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Tort   show
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show PERSONAL INJURY (auto accident, slip/fall, dog bite). MEDICAL MALPRACTICE (plastic surgery infection, unnecessary hip replacement, extraction of wrong teeth, amputation of wrong legs). PRODUCT LIABILITY (air bag failure, toys hurting children).  
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Examples of Tort   show
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Parties to a Civil Law Case   show
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Civil Law: Penalties   show
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Criminal Law   show
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show GOVERNMENT vs INDIVIDUALS accused of law violation.  
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Criminal Law: Penalties   show
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show laws concerning the legal process that define proper courses of action by government/private parties.  
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show police failure to inform detainee of Miranda rights; police failure to have warrant when collecting evidence; detainees denied attorney during interrogation; endless cross-examination of a hostile witness.  
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Federal Court System   show
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show FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS (lower)..FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS (middle)..SUPREME COURT (highest).  
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show U.S. Territorial Courts; U.S. Court of Veteran's Appeal (courts created by Congress based on Article 1 of Constitution.)  
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Judge Appointment & Office Term (both)   show
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show created by Judicial Act (1789); 94 district courts (2001); 653 judges; each state has at least 1; TX, CA, NY have 4 each.  
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show Federal Government is a party; Case presents a federal question based on CONSTITUTION, INTERNATIONAL TREATY, or FEDERAL STATUTE.  
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show civil suite involving citizens from different states, and amount of money more than $75,000; juries used are used and presided by single judge.  
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show busiest of the 3 levels of federal statutes.  
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Judge Appointment & Office Term (Federal District Courts)   show
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Federal Appeals Court   show
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show decisions based on a review of lower court records; no juries; 3 judges as a panel hear an appeal case; less than 1% of cases reviewed by the appeals court are appealed to the Supreme Court.  
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Judge Appointment & Office Term (Federal Appeals Court)   show
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U.S. Supreme Court   show
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U.S. Supreme Court accepts...   show
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show highly political; nomination by president and confirmation by senate; serve lifelong terms.  
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show congress decides court jurisdiction, size & power.  
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show U.S. vs. STATE ... cases between 2 or more states; disputes over land/water.  
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How does the Supreme Court handle cases?   show
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show authority to review lower court decisions if it involves a substantial issue.  
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show authority to review lower court decisions (Federal Circuits or Federal State Supreme Court), state legislature decisions, and/or acts of congress.  
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