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Frage | Antworten |
14th Amendment | One of the Civil Amendments, defined US citizenship and guarantees "equal protection under the laws" |
De jure segregation | segregation established by law. For example Jim Crow & the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Furguson |
De facto segregation | Latin phrase that means " by fact ". Segregation that occurred NOT by law but as a result of tradition. Ex. In 1900's blacks and whites attended separate churches. |
Jim Crow laws | segregation laws in South |
Original jurisdiction | authority of a court to hear a case for the FIRST time. |
Appellate jurisdiction | the authority of a court to hear a case APPEALED from a lower court. |
Legal brief | a written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case. |
Majority opinion | a statement that presents the views of the majority of the Supreme Court justices regarding a case. |
DIssenting opinion | a statement written by a Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her own opinion. |
" stare decises " | principle followed by judges and the Supreme Court: a Latin term that means " Let yesterday's decision stand " |
Precedent | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case. Ex The case Plessy v. Ferguson established the precedent of " separate but equal " |
Due process of laws | means fair and equal treatment in a court of law. 5th & 14th amendments mentioned due process of laws. |
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