The+Federal+Courts

AP Study Guide for the Judiciary
//Key terms//
 * amicus curiae
 * court of appeals
 * due process of law
 * judicial activism
 * judicial restraint
 * judicial review
 * Miranda
 * original jurisdiction
 * senatorial courtesy
 * solicitor general
 * stare decisis
 * supremacy clause
 * Uniform Commercial Code ?
 * writ of certiorari
 * writ of habeas corpus

//Processes//
 * The parallel of the state and federal court system
 * Federal Jurisdiction
 * How are judges appointed? Supreme Court justices? How does it work? any criticism? Give an example.
 * Explain types of judicial review
 * How do you get a case to be heard by the Supreme Court?
 * Basic flow of how the Supreme Court makes it's decisions

//Cases//
 * Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
 * Brown v. Board of Education
 * Griswold v. Connecticut
 * Hamdan v. Rumsfield
 * Gideon v. Wainwright
 * Escobedo v. Illinois
 * Baker v. Carr