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Poli Sci Vocab 3
Done with brooke in class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| writ of certiorari | an order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review |
| swing vote | the deciding vote |
| stare decisis | a Latin term meaning 'let the decision stand"; the principle that once the Court rules on a case, its decision serves as a precedent on which to base other decisions on |
| senatorial courtesy | a system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's before formally submitting it for full Senate approval |
| riding the circuit | traveling to hold court in a justice's assigned region of the country |
| precedent | a model on which to base later decisions or actions |
| petit jury | a trial jury, usually consisting of 6 or 12 people, that weighs the evidence presented at a trial and renders a verdict |
| per curium opinion | a breif unsigned statement of a Supreme Court decision |
| original jurisdiction | the authority of a trial court to be first to hear a case |
| opinion | a written explanation of a Supreme Court decision; also, in some states, a written interpretation of a state constitution or state laws by the state's attorney general |
| advisory opinion | a ruling on a law or action that not been challenged |
| amicus curiae | latin for "friend of the court" |
| majority opinion | the Court's decision expressing the views of the majority of justices |
| litigant | a person engaged in a lawsuit |
| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national gov'ts unconstitutional |
| appellate jurisdiction | authority held by a court to hear a case that is appealed from lower court |
| bloc | coalition that promotes a common interest |
| brief | a written statement setting forth the legal arguments relecant facts, and precedents supporting one side of the case |
| concurrent jurisdiction | authority shared by both federal and state courts |
| dissenting opinion | the opinion exprpressed by a minority of justices in a court case |
| due process clause | 14th amendment clase stating that no state my deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
| grand jury | group that hears charges against a suspect and decides wether theere is sufficient evidence to bring a person to trial |
| impound | refuse to spend |
| indictment | a formal charge by a grand jury |
| judicial circuit | a region containing a united states appellate court |
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