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Flashcards by erallbright, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by erallbright
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 14th amendment | One of the Civil War Amendments, defined US citizenship and guarantees "equal |
| De jure segregation | Segregation established by law. For example Jim Crow & the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson |
| 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 the 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 decisis" | 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 |
| Due process of laws | Means fair and equal treatment in a court of law. 5th & 14th amendments mention due process of laws |
| Reverend J. A. Delaine | |
| Harry Briggs Jr. | |
| Thurgood Marshall | |
| John W. Davis | |
| Earl Warren |
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