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Am Gov 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Courts | Federal courts that Congress has formed under Article III to exercise the Judicial power of the US |
| Special Courts | Do not exercise the broad Judicial power of the US-they have been created to hear cases arising out of some of the expressed powers given to Congress in Article I |
| List of Constitutional Courts | 1 Supreme Court, 94 District Courts, 12 US Courts of Appeals, 13 US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1 US Court of International Trade |
| List of Special Courts | US Court of Federal Claims, US Tax Court, Territorial Courts, Us Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Courts of the District of Columbia, US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims |
| Jurisdiction | The authority of a court to hear a case |
| Inferior courts | The lower federal courts, beneath the Supreme Court |
| Jurisdiction | Defined as the authority of a court to hear a case |
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | State and federal courts share the power to hear a case |
| Exclusive Jurisdiction | Cases that can only be tried in the federal court system |
| Plaintiff | The person who files the case |
| Defendant | Person against whom the complaint is made |
| Original Jurisdiction | Court in which the case if firs heard "the court of first instance" |
| Appellate Jurisdiction | Court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court |
| Judicial restraint | Belief that judges should decide cases based on the original intent of the Framers, those who enacted the statute involved in the case, or on precedent |
| Precedent | Judicial decision that serves as a guide for settling later cases of similar nature |
| Judicial Activism | A philosophy that believes judges should interpret and apply provisions in the Constitution and in statute law in the light of ongoing changes in conditions and values |
| Criminal case | Defendant is tried for committing some action that Congress has declared by law to be a federal crime |
| Civil case | Involves a noncriminal matter |
| Docket | List of cases to be heard |
| Record | Transcript of proceedings made in the trial court |
| Writ of certoirari | "To be made more clear" and order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review |
| certificate | Method of putting a case before the Supreme Case; used when lower court is not clear about a procedure or rule of law |
| briefs | Detailed written statements filed with the Court before oral arguments are presented |
| Majority opinion | Also called the opinion of the court; announces the court decision in a case and sets out the reasoning for the decision |
| Concurring opinion | Written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support the decision by the majority of the court, but for different reason |
| Dissenting opinion | Written explanation of the views of a judge who disagrees with the majority decision |
| Court martial | Court composed of military personal,for those accuses for violating military law |
| Civilian tribunal | Court system operating as part of the judicial branch, separate from military establishment |
| Redress | Satisfaction of a claim payment |
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