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23 Cards in this Set
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AMICUS CURIAE P.376
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Friend of the court
amici may file a brief or appear to argue their interests orally before the court |
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APPELLATE COURTS P.356
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Courts that generally review only the finding of law made by lower courts
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APPELLATE JURISDICTION P.358
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Power vested in an appellate court to review and/or revise the decision of a lower court
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BRIEF P.361
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A document containing the legal written arguement in a case filed with a court by a party prior to ahearing or trial
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CIVIL LAW P. 359
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Codes of behavior related to businesses and Contractual relationships
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CONSTITIONAL COURTS P. 359
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Federals courts established by US Constituion or by Congress pursuant to its authority in Article III
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CRIMINAL LAW P. 358
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Codes of behavior related to the protection of property and individual safety
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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM P. 380
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A philosophy of judicial decison making that argues the judges should use their power broadly to further justice, especially in areas of equality and personal liberty.
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JUDICIAL IMPLEMENTATION P. 385
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Refers to how and whether judicial decisions are translated into actual public policies affecting more than the immediate parties of a lawsuit
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JUDICIAL RESTRAINT P. 380
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A philosphy of judicial desicion making that argues courts should allow the decisions of other branches of governments stand even if they offend the judge's own sense of principles
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JUDICIAL REVIEW P. 351
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Power of the court to review the act of other branches of government and the states
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JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 P. 353
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Established the basic 3 tiered structure of the federal court system
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JURISDICTION P. 357
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Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issue of any particular case
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LEGISLATIVE COURTS P. 360
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Courts established by Congress for specialized purposes
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ORIGINAL JURISDICTION P. 357
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The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.
Courts determine the facts of a case under their original jurisdiction. |
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PRECEDENT P. 362
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A prior judicial decision that serves as a rule for setting subsequent cases of a similare nature
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RULE OF FOUR P. 375
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At least 4 supreme court justices must vote to consider a case before it can be heard
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SENATORIAL COURTESY P. 362
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when the President defers selection of disctrict court judges to the choice of senators of their own political powerwho represent the state where vacancy occurs
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SOLICITOR GENERAL P. 376
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4th ranking of the DOJ
Handles appeals on behalf of the United Staes to the Supreme Court |
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STARE DECISIS P. 376
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In the court rulings, a reliance on previous decision or precedents of cases to formulate decisions of a new case
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STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST P. 380
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An approach to constitutional interpretation that emphasizes the Framers' original intentions
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TRIAL COURTS P. 356
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Courts of original juridisction where cases begin
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WRIT OF CERTIORARI P. 374
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A request for the Court to order up the records from a lower court to review the case
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