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Gov/Geo chp 10&18
Government and Geography Judicial and Legislative Branches
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | The authority of a court to hear a case |
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | Power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases |
| Plaintiff | In civil law, the party who brings a suit of some other legal action against another (defendant) in court |
| Defendant | In a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought =by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charged of a crime |
| Criminal Case | Case in which a defendant is tried for commiting a crime as defined by law |
| Civil Case | Case involving noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringment |
| Docket | A courts schedule or list of cases to be heard |
| Wirt of Certiorari | an order by ahigher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review; from the Latin meaning "To be more certain" |
| Majority Opinion | Called opinion of the court; announces the Court's decision in a case and sets out the reasoning upon which it is based |
| Precedent | court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases |
| Concurring Opinion | written explanations of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court, but wish to add or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority decision |
| Dissenting Opinion | written explanations of the views of one or more judges who disagree with a decision reached by a majority of the court |
| Redress | satisfaction of a claim payment |
| Court Martial | a court composed of military personnel, for the trail of those accused of violating military law |
| Term | two-year period of time during which Congress meets |
| Session | period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business |
| Adhjourn | Suspend, as in a session of Congress |
| Reapporiton | Redistribute as in seats in a legislative body |
| Gerry Mander | the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
| Continuouse Body | governing unit whose seats are never all up for election at the same time |
| Constituency | the people and interests that an elected official represents |
| Partisan | Lawmaker who owes his or her first allegiance to his or her political party and votes according to the party line |
| Politico | Lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles |
| Franking Privelege | Benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free |
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