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History Ch.8 Vocab
Vocabulary Words
Question | Answer |
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Jurisdiction | A court's authority to hear and decide cases. |
Exclusive Jurisdiction | Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases. |
Concurrent Jurisdiction | Authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases. |
Original Jurisdiction | The authority to hear cases for the first time. |
District Courts | Federal courts where trails are held and lawsuits are begun. |
Appeals Courts | A court that reveiws decisions made in lower district courts. |
Circuit | The area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals |
Remand | To send a case back to a lower court to be tried again. |
Opinion | A detailed explanation of legal thinking behind a courts decisions in a case. |
Precedent | A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case. |
Constitutional | In accordance with the constitution. |
Judicial Reveiw | The power of the supreme court to say wheather any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the constitution. |
Docket | A court's calendar showing he schedule of cases it is to hear. |
Brief | A written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case. |
Majority Opinion | A statement that presents the veiws of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case. |
Dissenting Opinion | A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion presenting his or her opinion. |
Concurring Opinion | A statement written by a justice who votes with the majority, but for differnt reasons. |
Stare Decisions | The practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases. |