ELP ~ JUDICIAL BRANCH TEST REVIEW SHEET                                                                  

 

The test will be “open notebook.”  However, you may want to highlight these terms/amendments in your notes and handouts so you will be better prepared to find them during the test.  You will not receive any additional credit for completing this review sheet.

 

Arrest to Trial

1.       larceny

2.       vandalism

3.       arraignment

4.       prosecution (District Attorney)

5.       cross-examination

6.       acquittal

7.       hung jury

8.       booking

9.       Miranda rights

10.   probable cause

11.   plea

12.   preliminary hearing

13.   Amendments ~ 4th, 5th, 6th, & 8th

14.   mistrial

15.   indictment

16.   plea bargain ~ why it is offered and accepted

17.   grand jury

18.   parole

19.   bail

 

Federal Court System

1.       exclusive jurisdiction

2.       magistrate

3.       original jurisdiction

4.       marshal

5.       docket

6.       concurrent jurisdiction

7.       appellate jurisdiction

8.       judicial review

9.       Writ of certiorari

10.   Checks & Balances ~ how do the Legislative & Executive branches check the Judicial branch?

11.   US Supreme Court

  1. how cases get there/deciding which cases to hear
  2. makeup of court
  3. majority opinion
  4. concurring opinion
  5. dissenting opinion

12.   docket

13.   remand

14.   Court Cases

  1. Marbury v. Madison
  2. Dred Scott v. Sanford
  3. Plessy v. Ferguson
  4. TLO v. New Jersey
  5. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
  6. Nixon v. US
  7. Miranda v. Arizona
  8. Gideon v. Wainwright
  9. Roe v. Wade
  10. Brown v. Board of Education
  11. Bakke v. University of California
  12. Tinker v. Des Moines

 

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