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10 Cards in this Set
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Supreme Court
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the ultimate court of appeals
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appellate court
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an appeals court that's lower than the Supreme Court
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jurisdiction
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authorization to hear and decide case
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trial court
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the first court to hear any case
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legislative courts
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legislatures hear cases; i.e. impeachment trial in the Senate
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writ of certoriari
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document requesting for a case to be "certified" or accepted for review by the Supreme Court
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Rule of Four
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a case needs at least 4 votes to be heard by the justices for it to be tried by the Supreme Court
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amicus curiae
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the briefs submitted to support the opinions of interest groups, "friends of the court"
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Solitor General
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represents the Federal Government to get a case heard, argues before the court
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stare decisis
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"let the decision stand" of the precedent
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