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1
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types of courts (3)

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Inferior courts, Constitutional courts, special courts, Fisa court, Federal District court, court of appeals

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what determines whether a Federal court can hear a case (2)

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Subject matter and parties involved

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types of jurisdiction (4)

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Exclusive, Concurrent, Original, Appellate

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types of judicial philosophy (2)

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judicial restraint, judicial activism

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criminal cases in Federal court (4)

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bank robbery, counterfeiting, terrorism, kidnapping

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civil cases in federal court (2)

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bankruptcy, civil rights issues

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ways the supreme court can have original jurisdiction (2)

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if a state is a party, if the case involves ambassadors consuls

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Current SC Justices

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John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
RBG
Stephen Breyer
samuel alito
sonia sotomayor
elena kagan
neil gorsuch
brett kavanaughu