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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cases that can only be heard in federal court | exclusive jurisdiction |
| satisfaction of a claim | redress |
| written by the Justice who agrees with the majority, but for a different reason | concurring opinion |
| issued by a lower court asking the Supreme Court to rule on a question | certificate |
| list of cases to be heard | docket |
| cases that can be heard in either federal or State courts | concurrent jurisdiction |
| written by the Justices who disagree with the opinion of the Court | dissenting opinion |
| the court in which a case is first heard | original jurisdiction |
| previous court cases | precedent |
| the party that files a lawsuit | plaintiff |
| a court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court | appellate jurisdiction |
| briefs submitted by groups who have an interest in a case | amicus curiae |
| filing a Supreme Court case as an indifent and without counsel | in forma pauperis |
| a case that settles a dispute between two parties | civil case |
| a court that is completely military that tries military cases | court-martial |
| a case in which a defendant is tried for breaking a law | criminal case |
| indicates the number of justices needed to agree that a case will be heard | Rule of Four |
| the party against whom a court action is brought | defendant |
| how the Supreme Court accepts a case for review | writ of certiorari |
| a court that is entirely separate from the military establishment | civilian tribunal |
| which federal courts were created by the Constitution | Supreme Court |
| which federal court has original jurisdiction over most cases heard in federal courts | district courts |
| Marbury v. Madison estbalished... | judicial review |
| term for judges in constitutional courts | life |
| jurisdiction of the Supreme Court | original, appellate, exclusive, concurrent |
| how can cases reach the supreme court | write or certiorari |
| when do federal courts have original jurisdiction | case involving an ambassador, or a foreign government official, or a suit involving infringement of a patent or copyright |
| which article of the constitution created the national judiciary | Article III Section 1 |
| primary function of judges | to hear and decide cases |
| who has power to create inferior courts | congress |
| the us currently has... | 12 fed. court of appeals serving 12 judicial circuits |
| redress from the US may be secured in | The Court of Federal Claims |
| Cases from the Internal Revenue Service are often heard by the | tax court |
| district court | 94 courts |
| court of appeals | 12 courts |
| supreme court | 1 court, 9 judges |
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