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Judicial branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to review any law/case |
| jurisdiction | the power to hear a case |
| exclusive jurisdiction | the only court that can hear a case |
| original jurisdiction | the first court to hear a case |
| concurrent jurisdiction | both federal and state have the power to hear |
| 6. appellant jurisdiction | can only hear appeals |
| 7. remand | send a case back to a lower court |
| 8. majority opinion | the reason why the majority voted for or against |
| 9. dissenting opinion | the reason why some did not vote with the majority |
| 10. concurring opinion | why one of the majority voted with the majority |
| 11. district court | trial court of the federal system |
| 12. appeals court | hears appeals from district court |
| 13. supreme court | the highest court in the land |
| 14. social contract | people agree to give up some rights in order to have a gov |
| 15. common law | law based on precedence |
| 16. Rousseau | wrote social contract |
| 17. Locke | man has natural rights, influenced TJ |
| 18. Montesquieu | separation of powers |
| 19. Magna Carta | document where GB king first gave up some power |
| 20. Iroquois Nation Cont | influenced the US Constitution |
| 21. Hammurabi’s Code | first written code of laws in the world |
| 22. Justinian’s Code | roman laws codified |
| 23. tort | a civil wrong usually involving a injury |
| 24. criminal law | laws to protect people and property |
| 25. civil law | laws involving disputes |
| 26. constitutional law | laws arising from the constitution |
| 27. administrative law | laws made by gov agencies |
| 28. statutory law | laws made by lawmaking bodies |
| 29. precedent | the ruling in an original case |
| 30. Draconian law | harsh laws, from the greek Draco |