Ch. 2: The Court System (Pg 28)

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Business and Law Flashcards on Ch. 2: The Court System (Pg 28), created by samhenley22 on 08/09/2013.
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Judiciary Branch and Judicial Review This branch interprets the laws, the decide whether the laws or actions of hte other two branches are constituional. Acts as a check on the other branches. - the process for making these decisions is known as the judicial review
Jurisdiction Juris = law Diction= to speak aka the power to speak before a court can hear a case it must have jurisdiction over the person, property or company against who the suit is against
1. in personam jurisdiction 2. in rem jurisdiction 1. in personam jurisdiction- personal jurisdiction over any person of business that resides in a certain geographical area 2. in rem jurisdiction- jusidiction over the thing. which means jurisdiciton over property that is within the courts boundaries
long arm statues when a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over certain out-of-state defendants, based on activites that took place within the state
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