Chapters 3 and 4: The Constitution and the Courts Business Law

FoundationsOfConstitution(3.1)State Court System (4.3) Constitutional Amendments (3.2) Balance of Powers(3.2) Courts (4.1) Federal Court System(4.2) Chapters 3 and 4 Review

Foundations of Constitution 100 Document used before the Constitution- did not give the government “enough” power A: What are the Articles of Confederation? Bonus (100): 1 st state to ratify Constitution Back to game

Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 200 A: What is established independence from England? Bonus (100): Date of the Declaration? Back to game What the Declaration of Independence did for the U.S.

Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 300 A: What is of, by, for; Bill of Rights? ____ the people, _____ by the people, ____ the people First ten amendments to the Constitution Back to game

Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 400 A: What are various? 4 rights mentioned in the Bill of Rights Back to game

Foundations of Constitution Foundations of Constitution 500 A: What are various? 4 more rights protected in the Bill of Rights Back to game

Constitutional Amendments 100 A: What is right to remain silent; various? Plead the 5 th One 1 st Amendment right Back to game

Constitutional Amendments 200 A: What are civil rights; legal rights? Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the Constitution Benefits to which a person is justly entitled by law Back to game

Constitutional Amendments 300 A: What is some states argued to keep it? Why slavery remained “legal” in our country for a long time Back to game

Constitutional Amendments 400 A: What is 1965? Approximately, within a decade, when women were permitted the right to vote Back to game

Constitutional Amendments 500 A: What is State; people; 18? Who gets power if the federal government does not have it Who gets power if the local government does not have it How old you must be to vote Back to game

Balance of Powers 100 A: What is checks and balances? Bonus (100): Who is the legislative branch? Authority to each branch of government to ensure that no one branch is too powerful Back to game

Balance of Powers 200 A: What is president, vice-president; veto? Back to game Who is included in the executive branch Executive branch’s “check”

Balance of Powers 300 A: What are USSC; President; political party? Bonus (100): 4 examples of political parties Most important part of the judicial branch Who appoints members of this group Private organization of citizens who select, promote candidates for public office Back to game

Balance of Powers 400 A: What is amendment; 2/3 vote in legislature; republic? Change to the Constitution One way to change the Constitution Our form of government Back to game

Balance of Powers 500 A: What are democracy; sovereignty; army, navy, air force, interstate commerce, etc.? Back to game When ALL citizens may vote on all issues Freedom from external control 2 federal government duties

Courts 100 A: What is litigate; negotiate, mediate, arbitrate? To take your dispute to court 2 alternatives to going to court Back to game

Courts 200 A: What is mediation; arbitration? Non-binding resolution Binding resolution- enforced by court Back to game

Courts 300 A: What is court; trial court? Bonus (100): Name of court we’re going to visit Governmental forum, administering justice First court to hear a dispute Back to game

Courts 400 A: What are transcripts; appellate briefs? Reviews decisions of lower court Two documents they read Back to game

Courts 500 A: What are trial courts; transcript; appellate briefs? Who has original jurisdiction over cases Verbatim record of what happens in court Written arguments- from attorneys Back to game

Federal Court System 100 A: What is trial, appellate, supreme? 3 levels of courts Back to game

Federal Court System 200 A: What is general: power to hear most types of cases; special: only hears one type of case? How general jurisdiction differs from special jurisdiction Back to game

Federal Court System 300 A: What is 13; geographical region? How many federal courts of appeals there are- there is one for each…. Back to game

Federal Court System 400 A: What is writ of certiorari; goes directly to USSC? What USSC issues if they feel case is important and wide-ranging What happens to that case, at that point Back to game

Federal Court System 500 A: What is more than 75k, of two parties of different states or nations, of Constitutional matter? What determines whether a case is in federal court versus whether it should be in state court Back to game

State Court System 100 A: What is trial, appellate, supreme? Bonus (100): Another term for trial courts, because of what happens there… 3 levels of courts Back to game

State Court System 200 A: What is justice; Harrisburg? Term for judge at the supreme court level Where our state supreme court is Back to game

State Court System 300 A: What are city/municipal, small claims, associate circuit, juvenile, probate, divorce? Bonus (100): Judge Judy is… At least 3 different types of specialized jurisdiction courts Back to game

State Court System 400 A: What are alleviate volume; rehabilitation, $2,500? Purpose of associate circuit courts Purpose of juvenile courts Maximum amount of small claims Back to game

State Court System 500 A: What is administer wills/estates, lawyers; if case involves Constitution- goes to the USSC? Purpose of probate courts Who is not allowed in small claims court Why state supreme court may not be the final “say” Back to game