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Am Gov 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Distinction between constitutional and special courts | Constitutional courts exercise the judicial power of the US; special courts do not. |
| Constitutional courts | Supreme Court, District Courts, US Court of International Trade, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Special courts | US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, US Tax Courts, US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, US Court of Federal Claims, Territorial Courts, Courts of the District of Columbia |
| Original jurisdiction | Hear court case for first time |
| Appellate jurisdiction | Hear court case on appeal from a lower court |
| Exclustive jurisdiction | Case that can only be heard in a federal court |
| Concurrent jurisdiction | Case can be tried in either a federal or state court |
| Supreme Court | Only federal court created in the Constitution |
| By what authority were the other courts created? | The Constitution gives Congress the power to create other courts. |
| How many member make up the Supreme Court | nine |
| Who determines the size of the Supreme Court? | Congress |
| Three types of Supreme Court opinions. | Majority opinion, Concurring opinion, Dissenting opinion |
| Majority opinion | The opinion of the Court-the courts official decision |
| Concurring opinion | Written by justice who agrees with majority opinion, but offers different reasons for reaching the conclusion |
| Dissenting opinion | Written by a justice who does not agree with the majority opinion |
| Why are so many decisions handed down by the Supreme Court split decisions? | The cases they try are difficult and controversial. Judgement must follow the rule of law. The rule of law is not alway clear cut. |
| Judicial Review | Power held by the Supreme Court to decide the Constitutionality of an act of the government |
| Marbury v. Madison | Established Judical Review |
| # of district courts | Ninety four |
| District court jurisdiction | Concurrent |
| District courts hear both ____ &____ cases | Federal, state |
| The Court of Appeals was created by Congress in | 1891 |
| # of court of appeals | Thirteen |
| Cases in the Court of Appeals are heard by a _______ panel. | three judge |
| The Court of Appeals have ____ jurisdiction. | Appellate |
| # of Justices on the Supreme Court | Nine |
| First Chief Justice of Supreme Court | John Jay |
| Current Chief Justice of Supreme Court | John G. Roberts |
| Plantiff | Party who brings suit or some legal action against another |
| Defendant | Person being charge in a criminal case, person against whom a court action is brought in a civil case |
| Precedent | Court decision that stands as a n example to be followed in the future in similiar cases |
| Change of Venue | Change location of the trial-move to a different city |
| Libel | False or malicious use of printed words |
| Slander | False or malicious use of spoken words |
| Jurisdiction | The authority of a court to hear a case |
| Litigant | The party that is engaged in a lawsuit |
| En Banc | A panel with all of the judges for that circuit participating |
| Brief | Written documents filed with the court before oral arguements begin |
| Redress | Satisfaction of a claim payment |
| Injunction | Court order that forces or limits the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public official |
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