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Judicial Branch
Judical Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crime | break law punishment |
| criminal law | deals with crimes or harmful actions |
| Civil law | disagreements between individuals not against the state |
| common law | law develops from judges decisions |
| precedent | guides judges decisions in later cases |
| constitutional law | constituion and supreme court |
| appeal | convicted person ask for higher review |
| jurisdiction | area authority to hear a court case |
| district courts | OG jurisdiction involving feraral law |
| courts of appeals | review decisions appealed from district courts |
| justices | title given of the supreme court |
| judicial review | if a law passed by goes against the constituion |
| opinion | written statement explaining reasoning |
| concurring opinion | supreme court agrees with majority decision |
| dissenting opinion | supreme court disagrees with majority decision |