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18 Cards in this Set
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Amicus curiae briefs
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Latin for “friend of the court”; a written brieffrom an individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court’sconsideration of a case. |
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Writs of certiorari
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An order from the Supreme Court toa lower court to send up the records on a case for review. |
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Sentence
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The punishment to be imposed on anoffender after a guilty verdict |
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Impeachment
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A formal accusation of misconduct in office |
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Jurisdiction
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The authority of a court to rule on certaincases |
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Judicial Branch |
Branch defined in Article III of the constitution |
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Term for judges |
Nominated by the President and confirmed by theSenate, term is for life if good behavior (can be removed from office throughCongressional impeachment for misbehavior.) |
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Grand jury |
jury thatdecides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring someone to trial |
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Indictment |
formal charge by grand jury |
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Petit Jury |
consistsof 6 or 12 people that weighs evidence presented at a trial and renders averdict |
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Judicial Circuit |
regioncontaining a US appellate court |
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Opinions |
writtenexplanation of Supreme Court decision |
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Per curiam opinion |
briefun-signed statement of a Supreme Court decision |
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unanimous opinion |
decision inwhich all justices vote the same way |
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concurring opinion |
written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court |
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Dissenting Opinion |
opinionexpressed by a minority of justices in a court case |
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majority opinion
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court’sdecision expressing the views of the majority of justices |
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Supreme Court
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Highest federal court in the United States,established by Article III of the Constitution |
