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Civics vocab
civics ch.10 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plaintiff | an individual or a group of people who bring a complaint against another party |
| defendant | the party who answers a complaint and defends against it |
| prosecution | a government body that brings a criminal charge against a defendant who is accused of breaking one of it's laws |
| precedent | a guideline for how all similar cases should be decided in the future |
| original jurisdiction | the authority to hear a case first |
| appeal | to ask a higher court to review the decision and determine if justice was done |
| appellate jurisdiction | the authority to hear a appeal |
| court of appeals | handle appeals from federal districts courts |
| circuit courts | what the courts of appeals are often called |
| judicial review | the power to overturn any law that the court decides is in conflict with the constitution |
| opinion | a written statement explaining the reasons for the decision |
| judicial activism | an effort by judges to take an active role in policy making by overturning laws relatively often |
| judicial restraint | an effort by judges to avoid overturning laws and to leave policy making up to the other two branches of government |
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