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Chapter 8
terms
Question | Answer |
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Circuitss | districts they serve |
jurisdiction | authority to hear and decide a case |
exclusive jurisdiction | only federal courts may hear and decide cases |
concurrent jurisdiction | both federal and state courts have jurisdiction |
discrict court | federal courts in which trials are held and lawsuits are begun |
original jurisdiction | authority to hear cases for the first time |
appeals courts | review decisions made in lower district courts |
appellate jurisdiction | authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court |
remanding | reversing a decision |
opinion | detailed explantion of legal thinking behinds court decisions |
precedent | gives guidence to other judges by offering a model upon which to base their own decisions on similar case |
judical review | court can review any federal, state, or local law or action to see if its constitutional |
constitutional | allowed by the constitutiion |
brief | written document that explains one sides position on the case |
majority opinion | view of the majority of the justices case |
concurring opinion | justice who agrees with the majority decision but has different reasons |
dissenting opinion | justices who oppose the majority decision |
unanimous opinion | all justices vote the same way |
stare decisis | let the decision stand |