Constitution‚ "The judicial Power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." In accordance with this directive‚ the federal judiciary is divided into three main levels. At the bottom are the federal district courts‚ which have original jurisdiction in most cases of federal law. Made up of 92 districts‚ the federal district court system has at least one bench in each of the 50 states‚ as well as one each
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Liberals have defended democracy on the grounds that people must have a way of protecting themselves against the government and its actions. This type of democracy is also referred to as protective democracy. Moreover‚ democracy opens an ability for people to choose. In a pure democracy‚ for instance‚ people would vote on every occasion and policy‚ hence the core liberal idea of individualism would flourish in its fullest. However‚ in modern society it is practically impossible to have pure democracy
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competent enough to withstand trial in court has been an interesting question since at least the 1960’s. The problem with trials before the 60’s was that defendants forced to argue their own cases‚ instead of having lawyers do this for them. This included children if they were accused of a crime that needed a trial. It did not happen that often‚ if even at all in some places‚ and so when it did actually happen these children were wrongfully tried as adults would have been. The question of how competent
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Beer POL 201 10 April 2012 Reaction Paper #3 I think that the Supreme Court can be considered undemocratic because once they are elected‚ they are there for good unless Congress votes 2/3 and the President approves then they can be removed from their power. I think they are elected for life because it would not be easy for Congress‚ the current President‚ and even the American people to sway their decisions. The Supreme Court is designed to rule only on the constitutionality of both federal and state
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throughout her examination and during her court case. Throughout the duration of her stay‚ though distraught‚ Sally cooperated with the SANE nurses‚ especially with the physical evidence collection.
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Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted
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Supreme Court justices have a serious job of determining if something is unconstitutional or not. As with any big decision‚ there is a precise manor in which the justices decide weather an act is unconstitutional. There are three models that’s the courts follow. The first is the legal model. The legal model states that the court can base their rulings off of the previous rulings of the lower courts. The positive of this model is that the Supreme Court justices have a good background on what went on
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Hierarchy of the Court System Civil Case Mr Van Persie (Robin Van Persie- Manchester United and Holland Footballer) I am aware that you are in need of some legal help regarding a dispute that you have with The Sun newspaper. I am more than willing to help you win this case and make sure that justice will be served to you. Before I fight this case I will need to explain to you what the case will be based on‚ what may happen and I will also consult you about the different types of legal personnel
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many people have said they learned medical techniques by watching medical shows on television or believe they would know what to do in a medical emergency because they have seen it done on television. The same goes for Americans’ knowledge about Court hearings and the judicial system. Many things are done on television by actors playing lawyers or judges that are done just for the purpose of entertainment. “Reality-based” Court shows such as Judge Judy‚ People’s Court and Divorce Court dominate television
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The United States Court System: An Overview Article III of the United States Constitution states “… Judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court‚ and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish‚” (Osterburg& Ward‚ 2004‚ p. 617) providing the basis of the federal systems of government. This system is known as federalism embracing national and state governments. A significant and complex feature of the judiciary in the United States
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