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Civics Koplitz

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**Jurisdiction: the authority to hear and decide a case
Exclusive Jurisdiction: only the federal courts may hear and decide these cases such as military, immigration, bankruptcy, copyright
Concurrent Jurisdiction: either state or federal courts may try crimes that violate both state and federal law (more than one court has the authority to hear a case)
**District Courts: lowest courts at the Federal level/federal laws are heard hear first
**Appeal: if you feel your case had the wrong verdict you can appeal to a higher court
**Supreme Court: highest court in the United States
Opinion: court (judges) decision
**Trial Courts: lowest level courts at the State level that tries Civil and Criminal Cases
Appellate jurisdiction: the authority to hear a case appealed from a lower court
Judicial review: the court can review any federal, state or local law or action to see if it is Constitutional
Jury: fair and randomly selected people; different ages, genders, jobs and religions
Bench trial: has only one judge and no jury
**Marbury v. Madison:
Levels of the Federal Court System: District Courts(lowest), Appeals Courts (middle), Supreme Court (highest level)
Removal of Judge: bad behavior or misconduct; impeachment; retires; quits; death
**Justices: (Supreme Court Judges): 9 Justices total (eight plus the chief justice) nominated/appointed by the President and consent or approved by the Senate
**Concurring opinion: where the majority vote on a Supreme Court case and write out their reasoning for coming to the decision
**Dissenting opinion: any justice in the part that voted against a case may write an explanation of why they disagree with the outcome
**Precedent: Using past cases to make a decision; know why this is important
**The United States Code: Laws passed by Congress
**Judicial Branch checks the powers of both the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch:
**Two examples of how the Supreme Court makes it's decisions: Judicial review; precedent
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