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chap.08
judicial branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| districts they serve | circuits |
| authority to hear and decide a case | judisdiction |
| only federal courts may hear & decide cases | exclusive jurisdiction |
| either federal & state courts may try crimes that violate both state and federal law | concurrent jurisdiction |
| federal courts in which trials are held & lawsuits are begun there are 94 district courts in all | district courts |
| authority to hear cases for the first time | original jurisdiction |
| review decisions made in lower district courts | appeals court |
| authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court | appellate jurisdiction |
| sending the case back to the lower court to be tried agian | remanding |
| offers a detailed rexplanation of the legal thinking behind the courts decision | opionion |
| gives guidance to other judges by offering a model upon which to base their own decisions on similar cases | precedent |
| court can review any federal state or local law or action to see if is constitiutional | judicial review |
| allowed by the constitution | constitution |
| accepted cases go on the court ____ or calender | docket |
| presents the views of the majority of the justice on a case | majority opinion |
| the justice wdecision agrees with a majority but has different reasons writes a ___ | concurring opion |
| the justices who oppose the majority dicision issue a ___ | dissenting opinion |
| in which all the justices vote the same way | unanimous opinion |
| guiding principle for all judges in its latin term "let the decision stand " | stare decisis |
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