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    AP Gov: Chapter 6 Judicial Branch U.S. v. Lopez (1995) - - answer - Interstate Commerce Clause was an overreach by government with schools/guns. Schneck v. US (1919) - - answer - speech can be limited if it is considered a "clear and present" danger. First Amendment right does not protect you from everything. Marbury v. Madison (1803) - - answer - Established judicial review; "midnight judges (Federalist Life Appointments);" John Marshall; power of the Supreme Court. Struck down Congress' Judiciary Act. Congress does not have the power to pass laws that override the Constitution, such a s by expanding the scope of the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - - answer - A 2010 landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that individuals, corporations, and unions could donate unlimited amounts of money to SuperPacs and 501c(4) groups that make independent political expenditures. First Amendment Right. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) - - answer - Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates the free exercise clause of the Fir st Amendment. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - - answer - Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal." Did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. NY Times Co. v. United States (1971) - - answer - freedom of press, prior restraint. First Amendment Right of Freedom of Speech. "Pentagon Papers" case, was a decision expanding freedom of the press and limits on the government's power to interrupt that free dom.

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    Shaw v. Reno (1993) - - answer - Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race and ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Drawing districts based on race violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Precedent - - answer - S.C ruling that sets a legal standard in a case for the first time Trial Courts - - answer - Where most Federal Court cases are tried? Article II I, Section 2 [2] of the Constitution - - answer - establishes the judicial branch of the federal government Judiciary Act of 1789 - - answer - A law passed by the first Congress to establish the three basic structures of the federal court system. 9; One chief justice and eight associate Justices - - answer - Number of justices on the Supreme Court Dissenting Opinion - - answer - S.C Justices that disagree with the majority opinion Rule of Four - - answer - four justices have to agree to hear a case for appeal to be gr anted Concurring Opinion - - answer - S.C Justices that agree with the majority opinion but for different reasons U.S District Court - - answer - Where Court Cases Begin: Senate Judiciary Committee - - answer - Where all Federal Judicial Nominees are first refer red to? the president - - answer - Who nominates U.S Federal Judges?

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    Majority Opinion - - answer - the Supreme Court's decision - sums up the case, the Court's decision, and the rationale US Appellate Court - - answer - only court that can review the decisions of the lower court U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - - answer -- 11 geographic circuits - 2 other appeals courts: - Circuit Court for Federal Circuit - patents, contracts, claims v - U.S. Ci rcuit Court of Appeals for D.C. - appeals from those fined by regulatory agencies - feeder for S.Ct. justices - 200 justices (panels of three) - Sometimes en banc (all justices in the circuit hear the appeal) U.S. District Courts - - answer - 94 Districts Ne arly 700 judges 300,000 case filings nationwide, most are civil. Trial Courts - original jurisdiction. Plaintiff / Prosecution, Defendant, Witnesses, Jury members, Presiding judge, and Finders of fact plaintiff and defendant - - answer - Litigants in an i nitial civil or criminal case are the... Interest Groups - - answer - Who usually files Amicus Curiae briefs? Chief Justice Earl Warren - - answer - Which Chief Justice was vilified for their activist decisions? McDonald v. Chicago (2010) - - answer - Incorporat ed the 2nd Amendment to the states, and does not allow states to infringe on a person's right to bear arms. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - - answer -- The Supreme Court upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax the fe deral bank using the Constitution's supremacy clause. - The Court's broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause paved the way for later rulings upholding expansive federal powers

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