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Gov Ch. 18 Vocab
Vargo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The authority of the court to hear and decide a case. | Jurisdiction |
| The cases that can only be heard in the federal courts. | Exclusive Jurisdiction |
| The federal court and the State court share power to hear cases. | Concurrent Jurisdiction |
| The one who initiates the suit. | Plaintiff |
| The party who must defend against the suit. | Defendant |
| A court in which a case is heard first. | Original Jurisdiction |
| A court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court. | Appellate Jurisdiction |
| An order by the court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for its review. | Writ of Certiorari |
| A method of putting a case before the Supreme Court; used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or the rule of law that should apply in a case. | Certificate |
| The Court's opinion, also called the Opinion of the Court. | Majority Opinion |
| The Opinion of the Justices who agree with the Majority Opinion, but make or empathize a point that was not made in the Majority Opinion. | Concurring Opinion |
| Opinions of the Justices that don't agree with the Court's majority opinion. | Dissenting Opinion |
| Satisfaction of the claim, payment - only by an act of Congress | Redress |
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