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Federal Courts Test Review

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writ of mandamus plaintiff writ of certiorari
civil law conference verdict
original jurisdiction common law appellate jurisdiction
Justice briefs statutory
defendant    

Stuff to know for the test...

  1. The terms listed above.
  2. Types of crimes that are federal crimes (rather than state crimes).
  3. General structure of the federal court system from botton to top.
  4. Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
  5. Situation when a state case can cross over to the federal court system.
  6. Differences/examples of Constitutional law, statutory law, and common law.
  7. Distinction between a civil law system and a common law system of justice.
  8. The weekly routine of the Supreme Court.
  9. Three types of Supreme Court opinions.
  10. The general story and the importance of 5 Supreme Court cases (Marbury, Cohens, McCulloch, Gibbons, Judge Peters)

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