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Terms in this set (249)
Introduction to Criminal Law, Courts, Crimes, & Courtroom Procedures, First Amendment, Basic
BLOCK 1 Patrol Operations, Child Abuse, Traffic Law, Strategies of Arrest, Mental Illness, Sexual Assault,
and OC Spray Utilization.
Article I - The Legislative Branch. The principal mission of the legislative body is to make laws.
Article II - The Executive Branch.
Article III - The Judicial Branch.
Articles of the Constitution Article IV - Relationship between the States
Article V - Congress and States can amend Constitution.
Article VI - Laws of USA. Supreme Law of the Land
Article VII - 9/13 states needed to ratify
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,What is the yearly term of the Supreme Court? Begins first Monday of October. Last opinions issued late June or early July
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Common Law - Court decisions
Common Law vs. Statutory Law
Statutory Law - Legislatively created laws
Case Law/Common Law The body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges deciding issues before them.
Mandatory for a court to follow. All U.S. Supreme Court Decisions are binding for all Federal and
Binding Case Law
State Courts.
Persuasive Case Law Only entitled to careful respect and consideration
SC Supreme Court and SC Court of Appeals Are binding on all lower courts.
decisions
Summary Court Judge Decisions Decisions made by one Summary Court Judge are not binding on one another.
Only published opinions can serve as precedent.
Supreme Court Published vs. Unpublished
Decisions
Unpublished opinions are only binding to the parties in which the particular case is issued for.
SC Code of Laws Annotated
Opinions of the SC Supreme Court and SC Supreme Court of Appeals
Sources of legal information in SC Law
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court
When was the Bill of Rights Proposed? September 25, 1789
When was the Bill of Rights Ratified? December 15, 1791
When and Where was the US Constitution May 25th, 1787 Independence Hall Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Started?
When was the Constitution signed? September 17, 1787
When was the Constitution Ratified? June 21, 1788
When was the US Congress started? March 4th 1789 the Confederation Congress became the Congressional Congress.
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