01:790:106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Trial De Novo, Private Law, General Jurisdiction
11 Oct 2015
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Common law is judge made, uses precedent and is uncodified. Marbury wants his commission as justice of peace. Most cases come to the court as petitions for writs of certiorari: mcdonalds coffee case 1994 product liability lawsuit that became flashpoint in the debate in the us over tort reform. Congress has two parts, called houses , house of representatives and. Senate: executive branch president, vice-president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet secretaries carry out the laws made by congress, judicial branch the supreme court decides court cases according to us. The courts under the supreme court decide criminal and civil court cases according to the correct federal, state, and local laws: states" powers states have the power to make and carry out their own laws. State laws that are related to the people and problems of their area. States respect other states" law and work together with other states to fix regional problems: amendments the constitution can be changed.
