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| How are amendments proposed? |
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Congress and a 2/3 vote of each house.
A national convention called by Congress with 2/3 state agreement. |
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| How are amendments ratified? |
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| By the legislator or conventions with 3/4 state agreement. |
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| How many states must approve an amendment? |
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| How many times has this process been used to date? |
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| Constitution, a living document through... |
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| Formal Amendment Process. Supreme Court Interpretations. Custom and Usage. |
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| Federal Courts and Judges. |
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-One Supreme Court.
-Serve for life with good behavior.
-Judge's salary can't be diminished.
-lesser Courts created by Congress. |
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-Original jurisdiction involving state and ambassadors.
-Solve treaties, ambass, amorality, happenings on water.
-interpret Constitution. |
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-Reach court through appellate (repeal).
-Cases affecting ambassadors. |
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Guaranteed a jury.
Held in state where crime was committed. |
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Treason- Fighting with or aiding the enemy.
2 witnesses needed for conviction, or confession in open court. |
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Congress has power to punish.
Attainder of treason- children of convicted cannot by punished. |
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| the Court's authority to review a law to determine whether the law is in conflict with the Constitution. |
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| A ruling in a similar case handed down by an earlier court, relevant laws and prior court decisions. |
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| A formal request to have a case reviewed. |
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| Judges look to the original intent of the framers. |
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| Judges interpret the Constitution liberally to meet the changing needs of society. |
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| The authority of a court to hear, try and decide a case. |
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| The legal authority to hear a case first. |
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| The power to review cases after another court has heard them. |
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| Written by lawyers detailing the reasons why their side should prevail, analyze laws involved and cite previous cases to support their position. |
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Formal legal opinion issued by judges, which:
-States the facts of the case, announces the Court's decision, justifies the Court's reasoning.
-Main purpose is to instruct lower courts and lawyers how to act in similar cases in the future. |
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| All justices vote the same way. |
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| Expresses views of the majority of the justices on a case in which the Court's vote is divided. |
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| Written by one or more justices who agree with the majority's conclusion on a case but do so different reasons. |
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| Opinion of one or more justices on the losing side, may state why the dissenter believes the majority is wrong. |
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| The judicial power of the US is vested in what court? |
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| Who sets up more courts if needed? |
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| What is the stipulation on the salaries of federal judges? |
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| Over what areas does the court preside? |
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| Involving the state and ambassadors. |
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| When does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction? |
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| Ambassadors and the state. |
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| The trial of all crimes (except impeachment) will be held with a _____ . |
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| Where are the trial held? |
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| In the state where the crime was committed. |
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| Aiding or fighting with the enemy. |
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| How is someone convicted of treason? |
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| Need 2 witnesses or a confession. |
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| the Court's authority to review a law to determine whether the law is in conflict with the Constitution. |
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| What are the qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice? |
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