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21 Cards in this Set
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A Court's authority to hear and decide cases
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Jurisdiction
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Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases.
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Exclusive Jurisdiction
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Authority for both state and Federal Courts to hear and decide cases
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Concurrent Jurisdiction
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Federal Courts where trials and held and lawsuits are begun
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District Courts
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The Authority to hear cases the first time
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Original Jurisdiction
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A court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts
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Appeals Courts
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The Authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court |
Appellate Jurisdiction
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The area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals
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Circut
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To send a case back to a lower court to be tried again
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Remand
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A Detailed explanation of legal thinking behind a court's decision in a case
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Opinion
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A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
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Precedent
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In accordance with the Constitution
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Constitutional
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The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law is unconstitutional.
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Judicial Review
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A court's calendar, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear
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Docket
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A written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case
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Brief
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A statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case
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Majority Opinion
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A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his/her opinion
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Dissenting Opinion
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A statement written by a justice who agrees with the majority opinion, but for a different reason
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Concurrent Opinion
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The practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases
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State Decisis
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Form of government in which the power is divided by the federal and state governments
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Federalism
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The branch of Government that interprets laws
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Judicial Branch
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