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Judicial Branch
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crime | Break law, punishment |
| Criminal Law | Legal system that deals with crimes |
| Civil Law | Resolving disagreements between individuals |
| Common Law | Laws that develop from judges decisions |
| Precedent | Earlier Court decisions that guide judges |
| Constitutional law | Law based on the US Constitution and Supreme Court decisions |
| Appeal | Right to ask a higher Court to review their case |
| Jurisdiction | To authority to hear a court case in enforce law |
| District Courts | Lower federal courts that have original Jurisdiction involving federal law |
| Courts of Appeals | Federal courts that review decisions appealed from Court |
| Justices | Judges of the Supreme Court |
| Judicial Review | powers of the Supreme Court determines law passed by Congress or presidential action against Constitution |
| Opinion | Written statement by US Supreme Court's, behind decisions |
| Concurring opinion | Statement written by Supreme Court Justices with majority decision |
| Dissenting opinion | Statement written by Supreme Court Justice who disagrees with majorities decision |