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6 Cards in this Set
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Plea bargain |
A negotiated agreement in a criminal case in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in return for the states agreement to reduce the severity of the criminal charge or prison sentence the defendant is facing |
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Jurisdiction |
The sphere of a courts power and authority |
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Judicial review |
Power of the courts to review and if necessary declare actions of the legislative and executive branches invalid or unconstitutional. The Supreme Court asserted this power in Marbury vs. Madison (1803) |
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Solicitor general |
The top government lawyer in all cases before the Supreme Court where the government is a party |
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Judicial restraint |
Judicial philosophy whose adherents refuse to go beyond the clear words of the constitution in interpreting the documents meaning |
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Judicial activism |
Judicial philosophy that posits that the court should go beyond the words of the constitution or a statue to consider the broader societal implications of its decisions |
