Vocabulary Words
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Jurisdiction | A court's authority to hear and decide cases.
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Exclusive Jurisdiction | Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases.
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Concurrent Jurisdiction | Authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases.
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Original Jurisdiction | The authority to hear cases for the first time.
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District Courts | Federal courts where trails are held and lawsuits are begun.
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Appeals Courts | A court that reveiws decisions made in lower district courts.
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Circuit | The area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals
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Remand | To send a case back to a lower court to be tried again.
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Opinion | A detailed explanation of legal thinking behind a courts decisions in a case.
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Precedent | A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case.
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Constitutional | In accordance with the constitution.
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Judicial Reveiw | The power of the supreme court to say wheather any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the constitution.
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Docket | A court's calendar showing he schedule of cases it is to hear.
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Brief | A written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case.
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Majority Opinion | A statement that presents the veiws of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case.
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Dissenting Opinion | A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion presenting his or her opinion.
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Concurring Opinion | A statement written by a justice who votes with the majority, but for differnt reasons.
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Stare Decisions | The practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases.
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