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Judicial review the power of the Supreme Court to review any law/case
Jurisdiction the power to hear a case
Exclusive jurisdiction the only court that can hear a case
Original jurisdiction the first court to hear a case
Concurrent jurisdiction both federal and state have the power to hear
Appellant jurisdiction can only hear appeals
Remand send a case back to a lower court
Majority opinion the reason why the majority voted for or against
Dissenting opinion the reason why some did not vote with the majority
Concurring opinion why one of the majority voted with the majority
District court trial court of the federal system
Appeals court hears appeals from district court
Supreme court the highest court in the land
Social contract people agree to give up some rights in order to have a gov
Common law law based on precedence
Rousseau wrote social contract
Locke man has natural rights, influenced TJ
Montesquieu separation of powers
Magna carta document where GB king first gave up some power
Iroquois Nation Cont influenced the US Constitution
Hammurabi’s Code first written code of laws in the world
Justinian’s Code roman laws codified
Tort a civil wrong usually involving a injury
Criminal law laws to protect people and property
Civil law laws involving disputes
Constitutional law laws arising from the constitution
Administrative law laws made by gov agencies
Statutory law laws made by lawmaking bodies
Precedent the ruling in an original case
Draconian law harsh laws, from the greek Draco
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