In what ways do the legislative and executive branches restrain the judiciary? What power does the judiciary have to restrain the other branches?

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The legislative and executive branches have the power to pass laws that contradict judicial ruling or even make constitutional amendments overriding previous decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Alternately, through the federal system of checks and balances, the judicial branch is able to exercise power over the other two branches of government by declaring their acts unconstitutional, effectively voiding their actions.

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Stevens,a citizen of the state of Oklahoma, was involved inan automobile accident with Jackson, a citizen of the state ofAlabama. Stevens is injured and wishes to sue. T or F If the accident happened in Oklahoma, the state courts of Oklahoma could not exercise personal jurisdiction over Jackson because he is not a citizen of that state.

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There is no point in taking the statement of a witness who says she didn't see anything.

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The incorporation doctrine is legal theory that maintains that the Bill of Rights (or at least portions thereof) should be incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause and made applicable to the states

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What is the difference between natural-born and naturalized citizens?

A. There is no difference; they are two terms that mean exactly the same thing. B. Natural-born citizens are those born by natural childbirth, whereas naturalized citizens are born in military hospitals. C. Natural-born citizens are all single, whereas naturalized citizens are married. D. Natural-born citizens were born in the United States, whereas naturalized citizens became U.S. citizens through the immigration process.

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