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15 Cards in this Set
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petit jury
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The fact finding body during a trial. Also called a trial or traverse jury.
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appeal
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The right of litigation parties to have the legal decisions of the trial judge reviewed by an appellate court
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appellate court
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A court that decides whether a trial judge has made a mistake of law
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Courts of appeal
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A court that reviews decisions by lower courts
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diversity of citizenship
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A federal Court jurisdiction which requires a plaintiff filing a lawsuit to be from states different from those of the defendents, atleast 75,000$ must be at stake.
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Federal Question Cases
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Litigation involving the application or interpretation of federal statutes, constitution,treaties or administrative agencies, overseen by the federal government .
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Federal Rules of Civil procedure(FRCP)
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Federal Guidelines for the federal court sytem in civil litigation.
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Judicial Activism
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A judge who liberally (hah) uses judicial review . (check p.754 for traits )
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judicial Restraint
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A judge only uses judicial review extremely rarely. ( check p.754 for traits)
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judicial review
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power of courts to declare laws by legislative bodies and action from the executive branch unconstitutional.
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Small claims court
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limited jurisdiction, adjudicates claims up to certain amount such as 3000$ .
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Subject matter jurisdiction
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The authority of a court to hear cases involving specific issues of law.
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Supreme court
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The highest appellate court.
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Trial Court
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The level of any court system that initially resolves the dispute of litigants. Frequently jury serves as a fact finding body /judge issues rulings on applicable law.
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Writ of certiorari
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A rare occurrence by which an appellate court reviews the ruling of an inferior tribunal, used by the supreme court.
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