Chapter 8 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Circuit | the area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals |
Jurisdiction | a court's authority to hear and decide cases |
Exclusive Jurisdiction | authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases |
Concurrent jurisdiction | authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases |
District court | federal court where trails are held and lawsuits are begun |
Original Jurisdiction | the authority to hear cases for the first time |
Appeals court | a court that reveiws decisions made in lower district courts |
Apellate jurisdiction | the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court |
Remand | to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again |
opinion | a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court decision in a case |
precedent | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial dicision in a later, similar case |
Judicial reveiw | the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution |
docket | a court's calendar, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear |
majority opinion | a statement the presents the views of the majority of Supreme Court justices regarding a case |
unanimous opinion | the Supreme Court rules on a case in which all justice agree on the ruiling |
concurring opinion | a statement written by a justice who vote with the majority, but for different reasons |
dissenting opinion | a statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion |
stare decisis | the practice of using earlier judicial ruilings a s a basis for deciding |
constitutional | in accordance with the Constitution |
brief | a written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case |
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