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15 Cards in this Set
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Article Six |
Article VI contains the supremacy clause, which establishes the superiority of federal law over state law. |
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Circuit Courts |
At the federal level, the layer of appellate courts situated between the federal district (trial) courts and the Supreme Court. |
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Cooperative Federalism |
A conceptualization of federalism wherein national, state, and local governments work together to solve common problems as opposed to operating separately. |
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Court of Last Resort |
The "highest" court beyond which there is no appeal; usually refers to a Supreme Court. |
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) |
A SCOTUS decision that adopted an expansive view of the supremacy clause. |
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Intermediate Court of Appeals |
An appellate court positioned between the trial courts and the court of last resort in the court hierarchy. |
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Layer Cake Federalism |
A metaphor for federalism where the layers of a cake signify the separate spheres in which the federal and state governments operate and have power. |
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Local Government |
The governmental bodies that run a particular city, town, county, or district. |
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Marble Cake Federalism |
A metaphor of federalism that symbolizes the mixing of powers and resources among local, state, and federal governments. |
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Power of the Purse |
A reference to the ability of legislative bodies to control other branches of government through the control of public money. |
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Separation of Powers |
The idea of vesting the legislative, judicial, and executive powers of government in separate bodies. |
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Substantial Federal Question |
In order for the federal courts to hear an appellate case, there must be some federal legal issue involved, such as a Constitutional rights violation. |
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Supremacy Clause |
Term used to denote Article VI of the U.S. Constitution. |
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United States Courts of Appeals |
Courts in each of the 11 federal judicial districts of the U.S. that functions as an appellate court for the lower federal courts. |
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United States District Courts |
The trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal court system. |
