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Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics #18

2015-05-30

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This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each law's jurisdiction starts and ends can get pretty complicated. So complicated in fact that you may want to smash something. But don't worry, Craig will clear the way.

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THE THIRD FEATURE OF FEDERAL COURTS IS THAT THEY ARE REVIEW OVER LAWS PASSED
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THE THIRD FEATURE OF FEDERAL COURTS IS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PERFORM JUDICIAL REVIEW OVER LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE ACTIONS.
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FEDERAL JUDGES ARE APPOINTED FOR LIFE, AND THEIR SALARIES
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THE KEY TO COMMON LAW IS THE IDEA THAT A PRIOR COURT DECISION THAT
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EPISODE 18 LEGAL SYSTEM BASICS
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CRIMINAL LAWS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS STATUTES WRITTEN BY LEGISLATURES, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE IS AN ACTUAL LAW FOR MEANS THAT THERE IS AN ACTUAL YOU TO BREAK CRIMINAL
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