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What is Marbury v Madison?
a U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States
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What is Warren court?
liberal philosophy was backed by a willingness to use the Court to enforce its own decisions—a philosophy now called "judicial activism." Earl Warren 1953-1969
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Who is Robert Bork?
Robert Heron Bork was an American judge, government official and legal scholar who served as the Solicitor General of the United States from 1973 to 1977
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What is Appellate Jurisdiction?
the power of an appellate court to review, amend and overrule decisions of a trial court or other lower tribunal
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Who is the Plaintiff?
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
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What is McCulloch v maryland?
the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
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What is Burger Court?
refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1969 to 1986, when Warren Burger served as Chief Justice of the United States
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Who is Antonin Saclia?
Antonin Scalia, the animated strict constructionist of the U.S. Constitution, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016.
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What is Concurrent Jurisdiction?
exists where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case
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Who is the Defendant?
an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
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What is Gibbons v Ogden?
decision served to vastly expand the power of Congress and the federal government
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What is Rehnquist court?
refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2005,Chief Justice William Rehnquist
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Who is Clarence Thomas?
Clarence Thomas is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is currently the most senior associate justice on the Court following the retirement of Anthony Kennedy
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What is Exclusive Jurisdiction?
exists where one court has the power to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts
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What is Civil Law?
he system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs
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What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on U.S. labor law and constitutional law
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What is District court?
conduct jury trials in criminal or civil proceedings. In some instances, district court judges can decide cases without a jury
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Who is David Souter?
David Hackett Souter is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He served from October 1990 until his retirement in June 2009.
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What is Original Jurisdiction?
power to hear a case for the first
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What is a strict Constitutionist?
particular legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation
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What is Constitutional court?
decides matters of great importance and interest to the public,is unique in that the judges have the help of two clerks each
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Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice of four to be confirmed to the court
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What is Judical review?
process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary
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What is Criminal Law?
body of law that relates to crime






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