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Judicial Branch

chapter 8 vocabulary

TermDefinition
Violate To break a rule or law
Tax Evasion To not pay taxes
Defendant A person accused of doing something that is not legal
Territory A part of the United States not belonging to a state but with a seperate legislature
Appeal To ask a higher court to review a case
Circuit An assigned area or district
Procedure A series of steps followed in a regular order
Interpret To explain or tell the meaning of something
Reverse To overturn or to set aside
Verdict The finding or judgement of a court
Jurisdiction The power and right to interpret and apply the law
Brief A short atatement of facts and points of law of the case
Judicial Review The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
Judicial Restraint A policy that the Supreme Court should take an active role in deciding questions related to politics and social issues
Judicial Activism The policy that the Suprem Court take an active role in deciding questions related to politics and social issues
Apportion To divide and give out something according to a plan
Segreagate To seperate or set apart from others
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