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| Where did the Puritans settle and why did they leave there home? | Massachusetts; religious persecution/feedom |
| Asking a higher court to review the decision of a lower court | Appeal |
| What are the two due Process ammendments? | fifth;fourteenth |
| A group of people who decide if their is a trial | Grand Jury |
| Describe Puritan Trials | Spectoral evidence;church is gov't;cruel and unusual punishments;accused disliked;humiliate;no lawyer/jury;hearsay;strict |
| A jury that could not make a decision that all could agree with | Hung Jury |
| Name three rights guaranteed by the fourteenth ammendment | defines a citizen;everyone is equal;due process in state cases |
| A less serious crime | Misdemeanor |
| Two things the founding fathers changed about our court system by looking at he Puritan Trials | no cruel and unusual punishment;jury |
| The decision in a court case | verdict |
| What is the difference between a civil case and a criminal case? | Civil-disputes over property or money;criminal-broken law |
| The ability of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions unconstitutional | Judicial Review |
| Which article of the constitution describes the judicial branch | Article lll |
| The states' side in a criminal case | Prosectution |
| Name four types of cases that go to state courts | divorce;inheritance;state laws;traffic violations |
| A person who brings a lawsuit to court | Plaintiff |
| Three rights the fifth amendment guarantees | no double jeopardy;plead the fifth-remain silent;grand jury |
| A court case involving property or money | Civil case |
| What happens during the sentencing | punishment |
| The ability of a court to hear a case for the first time | Original Jurisdiction |
| How a person gets to be a federal court judge | picked by the president;approved by the senate |
| The person on trial | Defendant |
| What happens during the indictment | jury decides if there is enough evidence |
| The ability to review the decision made by a lower court | Appellate Jurisdiction |
| Where the supreme court gets the power of judicial review;not listed in the Constitution | Marbury v. Madison |
| A piece of paper from a judge allowing the police to search property | Search Warrant |
| What happens during the preliminary hearing | prove a crime was committed |
| The type of case a court can hear | Jurisdiction |
| The importance of the case Plessy v. Ferguson | upheld "separate but equal" |
| A court case that involves somebody breaking a law | Criminal Case |
| What happens during the booking | fingerprint;phone call;file |
| The rights read to you when you are arrested | Miranda Rights |
| The importance of the case Brown v. Board of Education | Ended "separate but equal" |
| A paper issued by a judge allowing the police to arrest someone | Arrest Warrant |
| What happens during the trial | judge or jury trial;witness-subpeona;acquitted or convicted |
| A more serious crime | Felony |
| The importance of Mapp v. Ohio | Illegal search warrants prevent evidence from the search being used in court |
| plea entered;maybe assigned an attorney if needed | what happens during the arraignment |
| The importance of U.S. v. Nixon | Rule of law applies to all people |
| arrest warrant;probable cause;Miranda Rights read | What happens during the arrest |
| The importance of Dredd Scott v. Sanford | Slaves had no rights |
| Arrest;booking;preliminary hearing;indictment;arraignment;trial;sentences | The steps from arrest to sentencing in order |
| The importance of Korematsu v. United States | U.S. gov't can discriminate if it's in the interest of nat'l securityl |
| two or more states;U.S. gov't;treaties;ambassadors | Four types of cases that would go to a federal court |
| The importance of Miranda v. Arizona | the police must remind you that you have the rights to remain silent and an attorney if you're arrested |
| U.S. Court of Appeals | The only federal court with appellate jurisdiction |
| The importance of Gideon v. Wainwright | If you cannot afford an attorney, the gov't will supply one for you |
| VA Circuit Court | The state court that hears felonies or lawsuits over $15,000 |
| the only court in the federal system that has a jury | U.S. District Court |
| U.S. Supreme Court | The highest court in our nation and the final say on any decision |
| The only court in the state system that has a jury | VA Circuit Court |
