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Ch. 7 SCOTUS
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| A court system made up of both federal and state courts | Dual Court System |
| A court’s authority to hear and decide cases. | Jurisdiction |
| A case that falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court; only that level of courts has the authority to hear and decide the matter. | Exclusive jurisdiction |
| When two or more courts get the authority to hear and decide a case. | Concurrent jurisdiction |
| Assumed or supposed to be true | Presumed |
| The authority to hear cases for the first time. | Original jurisdiction |
| The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court. | Appellate jurisdiction |
| The official decision by a judge or a court that settles a case and may also establish the meaning of a law | Ruling |
| A view or judgment formed on something | Opinion |
| A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case. | Precedent |
| One of the parties involved in a lawsuit | Litigant |
| The right to hold an office once a person is confirmed | Tenure |
| An order that requires a person to appear in court. | Subpoena |
| To express willingness or to agree; approval | Consent |
| Something that introduces or comes before something else | Preliminary |
| The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution. | Judicial Review |
| Following the Constitution. | Constitutional |
| To cancel legally. | Nullify |
| To object to a decision or outcome. | Challenge |
| An order a higher court issues to a lower court to obtain the records of the lower court in a particular case | Writ of certiorari |
| A court’s schedule, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear | Docket |
| A judge’s or court’s workload of cases in a period. | Caseload |
| A written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case. | Brief |
| The process of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding | Stare decisis |
| A statement written by a justice who votes with the majority, but for different reasons | Concurring opinion |
| A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her own opinion. | Dissenting opinion |
| The Supreme Court rules on a case in which all justices agree on a ruling | Unanimous opinion |
| A preliminary version of something | Draft |
Created by:
Fiona Jackson