Week one
Jurisdiction /exclusive jurisdiction/ concurrent jurisdiction/original jurisdiction /appellate jurisdictionWord | Definition the authority to enforce laws or pronounce legal judgments |
Sentence The ____________ of the court in Minnesota was overruled by a federal court. | Example There are different types of _____________ within federal courts |
Word | Definition Cases that can be heard only in federal court |
Sentence Official of foreign government can’t be tried in state court and falls within __________________. | Example Stealing a person’s identity is a federal crime and must be heard in a federal court. |
Word | Definition Cases that can be heard in both state court and federal court |
Sentence I am getting sued by a person from Wisconsin our case falls within _____________________ | Example Cases that involved people from different states. |
Word | Definition A court that hear a case first |
Sentence The state court has the ___________________ over the appeals court | Example The Hennepin County judge that said the Williams wall does not have to be suspended |
Word | Definition A court that has heard the appeal of a lower court |
Sentence The appeals court of Minnesota is said to have __________________ over the county courts. | Example Anytime there is an appeal it falls with the appellate jurisdiction |
Week 2Words: inalienable, sedition, slander, parochial, excessive, doctrine, due process, federalism
Word | Definition Impossible to take away |
Sentence Freedom of speech is not an __________________ in a lot of countries. | Example 1st amendment rights |
Word | Definition actions or words intended to provoke or incite rebellion against government authority |
Sentence ___________ is an act of treason in America. | Example Journalist get arrested for it all the time |
Word | Definition a false and malicious statement that damages somebody's reputation |
Sentence You can get sued for ____________ if you wrote untrue statement on Facebook. | Example |
Word | Definition Relating or belonging to churches |
Sentence The ______________ Schools tuition was 2,000 dollars a semester. | Example St. Thomas Creighton Durman Hall |
Word | Definition More than is acceptable |
Sentence The crime rate in Minneapolis is ______________. | Example People that drink everyday Smoking pot all the time |
Word | Definition a rule or principle that forms the basis of a belief, theory, or policy |
Sentence The Bible and Koran are examples of religous ________ for Christian and Muslim faith. | Example Bill of RightsKoran, Bible, Torah |
Word | Definition Citizens rights to Justice |
Sentence I am guaranteed __________ if I am ever arrested. (knock on wood) | Example Right to a speedy trailRight to an attorney Right to a trail by peers |
Word | Definition A political system were states or regions give some powers to a central government |
Sentence The United States government is an example of ___________________. | Example US England |