CCJ 210 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Interaction, Felony, Federal Government Of The United States
20 Nov 2018
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Dual court system: the us supreme court. How many supreme court justices: typically, 9. Current justices: chief justice roberts, justice kennedy, justice thomas, justice breyer, justice alito, Justice ginsberg, justice sotomayor, justice kagan, justice gorsuch. Hears fewer than 80-100 cases a year: they choose what cases. Rule of four: power of the minority. Majority decides a case: often 5-4 decision. All justice positions are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate: including the chief justice. The role of individual rights and civil liberties. Federal: federal trial court = united states district court, federal appellate court = united states court of appeals (circuit, the u. s. supreme court. Limited jurisdiction courts or lower courts (family, probate, traffic, municipal: state appellate court. Intermediate court of appeals or highest state court (supreme court can be included here) Jurisdiction the power of a court to decide a dispute: geographical jurisdiction. Original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction: subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction.
