Chapters 3 and 4:The Constitution and the Courts
Business Law
FoundationsFoundationsOfOf
ConstitutionConstitution(3.1)(3.1)
StateStateCourt SystemCourt System
(4.3)(4.3)
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ConstitutionalAmendments
(3.2)
Balance ofBalance ofPowersPowers
(3.2)(3.2)
Courts (4.1)
Federal CourtFederal CourtSystemSystem
(4.2)(4.2)
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200 200 200 200 200
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500 500 500 500 500
Chapters 3 and 4 Review
Foundations of ConstitutionFoundations of Constitution100100
Document used before the Constitution- did not give the government “enough” power
A: What are the Articles of Confederation?
Bonus (100): 1st state to ratify Constitution
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Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 200
A: What is established independence from England?
Bonus (100): Date of the Declaration?Back to game
What the Declaration of Independence did for the U.S.
Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 300
A: What is of, by, for; Bill of Rights?
____ the people, _____ by the people, ____ the people
First ten amendments to the Constitution
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Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 400
A: What are various?
4 rights mentioned in the Bill of Rights
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Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 500
A: What are various?
4 more rights protected in the Bill of Rights
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Constitutional Amendments100
A: What is right to remain silent; various?
Plead the 5th
One 1st Amendment right
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Constitutional Amendments 200
A: What are civil rights; legal rights?
Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the Constitution
Benefits to which a person is justly entitled by law
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Constitutional Amendments 300
A: What is some states argued to keep it?
Why slavery remained “legal” in our country for a long time
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Constitutional Amendments 400
A: What is 1965?
Approximately, within a decade, when women were permitted the right to vote
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Constitutional Amendments500
A: What is State; people; 18?
Who gets power if the federal government does not have it
Who gets power if the local government does not have it
How old you must be to vote
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Balance of Powers100
A: What is checks and balances?
Bonus (100): Who is the legislative branch?
Authority to each branch of government to ensure that no one branch is too powerful
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Balance of Powers200
A: What is president, vice-president; veto?
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Who is included in the executive branch
Executive branch’s “check”
Balance of Powers300
A: What are USSC; President; political party?
Bonus (100): 4 examples of political parties
Most important part of the judicial branch
Who appoints members of this group
Private organization of citizens who select, promote candidates for public office
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Balance of Powers400
A: What is amendment; 2/3 vote in legislature; republic?
Change to the Constitution
One way to change the Constitution
Our form of government
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Balance of Powers500
A: What are democracy; sovereignty; army, navy, air force, interstate commerce, etc.?
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When ALL citizens may vote on all issues
Freedom from external control
2 federal government duties
Courts100
A: What is litigate; negotiate, mediate, arbitrate?
To take your dispute to court
2 alternatives to going to court
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Courts 200
A: What is mediation; arbitration?
Non-binding resolution
Binding resolution- enforced by court
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Courts300
A: What is court; trial court?
Bonus (100): Name of court we’re going to visit
Governmental forum, administering justice
First court to hear a dispute
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Courts400
A: What are transcripts; appellate briefs?
Reviews decisions of lower court
Two documents they read
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Courts 500
A: What are trial courts; transcript; appellate briefs?
Who has original jurisdiction over cases
Verbatim record of what happens in court
Written arguments- from attorneys
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Federal Court System100
A: What is trial, appellate, supreme?
3 levels of courts
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Federal Court System200
A: What is general: power to hear most types of cases; special: only hears one type of case?
How general jurisdiction differs from special jurisdiction
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Federal Court System300
A: What is 13; geographical region?
How many federal courts of appeals there are- there is one for each….
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Federal Court System 400
A: What is writ of certiorari; goes directly to USSC?
What USSC issues if they feel case is important and wide-rangingWhat happens to that case, at that point
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Federal Court System500
A: What is more than 75k, of two parties of different states or nations, of Constitutional matter?
What determines whether a case is in federal court versus whether it should be in state court
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State Court System100
A: What is trial, appellate, supreme?
Bonus (100): Another term for trial courts, because of what happens there…
3 levels of courts
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State Court System200
A: What is justice; Harrisburg?
Term for judge at the supreme court level
Where our state supreme court is
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State Court System300
A: What are city/municipal, small claims, associate circuit, juvenile, probate, divorce?
Bonus (100): Judge Judy is…
At least 3 different types of specialized jurisdiction courts
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State Court System400
A: What are alleviate volume; rehabilitation, $2,500?
Purpose of associate circuit courts
Purpose of juvenile courts
Maximum amount of small claims
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State Court System500
A: What is administer wills/estates, lawyers; if case involves Constitution- goes to the USSC?
Purpose of probate courtsWho is not allowed in small claims court
Why state supreme court may not be the final “say”
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