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20 Cards in this Set
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inferior courts
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lower courts under supreme courts
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jurisdiction
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authority of court to hear and try a case
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exclusive jurisdiction
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those cases which a court and itself alone can hear a case
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concurrent jurisdiction
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sharing power to hear cases
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plantiff
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person who files suit
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defendant
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person whom complaint is against
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original jurisdiction
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court in which case first heard
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appellate jurisdiction
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court hears from lower court
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criminal cases
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defendant tried for committing federal crime
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civil cases
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noncriminal matter
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docket
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list of cases to be heard
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writ of certioari
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order by Court directing lower court to send up the record in a given case for its review
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certificate
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lower court not sure which law too apply/procedure, sends case to Court to receive certification of a solution/answer to specific question in a matter
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majority opinion
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decision in a case
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precedents
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examples to be followed in similar cases
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concurring opinion
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emphasized opinion of one/more judges
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dissenting opinions
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the opposite
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redress
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satisfaction of a complaint, payment
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courts-martial
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not part of federal court, military courts
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civilian tribunal
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court of appeals for armed forces, entirely separate from military establishment
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