Supreme court of missouri Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CHAPTER 3—THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM TRUE/FALSE 1. A trial court generally has three judges who preside in a case. ANS: F PTS: 1 NAT: AACSB: Analytic TOP: trial court 2. An appellate court's role is to take additional evidence after a trial has ended. ANS: F PTS: 1 NAT: AACSB: Analytic TOP: appellate court 3. The trial transcript, trial evidence, and appellate briefs are generally not available to the appellate court. ANS: F PTS: 1 TOP: appellate court 4. A brief is written by the trial jud...

The Line of Demarcation - correct answer The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas - correct answer A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay - correct answer Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromis...

Popular Sovereignty - Answer- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. The Louisiana Purchase - Answer- 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US. 15 Million The War of 1812 - Answer- A war () between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France. Cotton Gin - Answer- A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 Manifest Desti...

How long are Missouri's legislative sessions? - 5 months What is the name of Missouri's legislature? - General Assembly Name each of the three branches of Missouri's government. - Legislative, executive, and judicial In which year did Missouri become a state? - 1820 Our current constitution was last written in what year? - 1945 How often must Missourians vote on whether or not to revise the state constitution? - 20 years How far in the court system can Missourians appeal? - US Supreme C...

Real Estate Exam- Missouri Portion only Questions and Answers 7 Members. Have to have been a us citizen for 1 year at least. Appointed by the governor with consent of the Missouri senate. 6 members must have been licensed brokers for 10 years. 1 member from general public. - Correct Answer ️️ -The MREC is made up of All members to vote. Members may hold an inactive license during employment. Cannot be actively involved in the real estate business. $75 a day when meeting. Plus expense...

The "due process" clause is found in which amendment? - correct answer 14th The Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Gitlow v. New York - correct answer states do not have complete power over what their residents can legally say. The Miranda warning was strengthened by the Supreme Court in 2004 in: - correct answer Missouri v. Siebert. In Mapp v. Ohio, the selective incorporation process was extended to include - correct answer criminal proceedings in the states. The clear-and-...

Common Law - Rules are not written down. The Law used by the United States. Civil Law - The most common out of the System of Laws. Has specific rules and regulations and is more strucured. Used by 150 countries. Criminal Law (plaintiff v. defendant) - Where the plaintiff is the government and the defendent is the criminal. Civil Law (plaintiff v. defendant) - Where the plaintiff is the victim (normally wants money) and the defendant is the wrong doer. Burden of Proof (cri...

7 Members. Have to have been a us citizen for 1 year at least. Appointed by the governor with consent of the Missouri senate. 6 members must have been licensed brokers for 10 years. 1 member from general public. - The MREC is made up of All members to vote. Members may hold an inactive license during employment. Cannot be actively involved in the real estate business. $75 a day when meeting. Plus expenses. - The MREC allows Protect the public. Established by state legislature. - Purpose of ...

In which of the following ways is the U.S. free-market system distinct from European economies? Correct Answer o The extent to which private transactions determine the allocation of economic costs and benefits Which important aspect of European thought had a big impact on the formation of the political culture of America? Correct Answer Enlightenment What aspect of America were William Watts and Lloyd Free referring to when they labeled it "the country of individualism par excellence"? C...

US Government Honors (Court Cases) Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Marbury v. Madison - ANSWER (1803) Established principle of judicial review (the Court's power to rule an act of Congress unconstitutional). The Court did not again invoke this power until the Dred Scott decision in 1857. McCulloch v. Maryland - ANSWER (1819) Established that the federal government's power must be considered supreme within its sphere and that states do not have the power to interfere with the e...