US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM Set With Correct Answers 2023

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U.S. Court of Appeals *** Courts within the second tier of the three-tiered federal court system, to which decisions of the district courts and federal agencies may be appealed for review. Appellate... jurisdiction *** The authority of a court to hear cases that have been tried, decided, or reexamined in other courts. Dissent *** The disagreement of a judge with a majority decision. Precedent *** A judicial ruling that serves as the basis for the ruling in a subsequent case. Judgment *** The judicial decision in a court case. Miranda warnings *** Statements concerning rights that police are required to make to a person before he or she is subjected to in-custody questioning. Strict scrutiny *** A standard used by the Supreme Court in deciding whether a law or policy is to be adjudged constitutional. To pass strict scrutiny, the law or policy must be justified by a "compelling governmental interest," must be narrowly tailored, and must be the least restrictive means for achieving that interest. [Show More]

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