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19 Cards in this Set
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Judicial Review |
The authority of a judiciary to decide whether something is unconstitutional. |
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Federal Court Supremacy |
The Authority of the Supreme court to overturn decisions of state laws and actions. |
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Criminal Case |
Where the Government prosecutes a person for a crime. |
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Civil Case |
Where one person sues another person over civil conduct. |
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Standing |
Official status of a litigant who is entailed to have their case decided by the court. |
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Class Action |
A lawsuit where a plaintiff or defendant represents a group of people |
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Common Law |
A system where the jurisprudence determines how the law is interpreted. |
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Civil Law |
A system where a set of documents determine how the law is interpreted. |
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Stare Decisis |
The legal principle that requires judges to respect the decisions of past court cases |
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Constitutional Law |
The collection of fundamental rules for making statutory laws regulations and their enforcement. |
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Writ of Cetioari |
An order for the supreme court to review the records of an inferior case. |
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Amicus Curiae |
Breifs from those who are not involved in the case give their opinions as to how the court should be decided. |
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Legal Model |
Model where judges make decisions based solely on constitutional records and texts. |
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Attitudinal Model |
Model where judges make decisions based on party policy. |
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Strategic Model |
Model where the constraints of other judges and policy stands in the way of decisions. |
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Concurring Opinion |
An opinion of the judging majority that agrees with the decision, but offers an alternative legal explanation. |
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Dissenting Opinion |
Opinion expressed by minority who disagrees with the decision, offering legal reasoning to oppose. |
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Judicial Activism |
Ruling that go beyond interpreting the law in order to promote the judges personal agenda. |
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Strict Constructivism . |
Legal Philosophy judges should use the intention of those who wrote the law to interpret the law. |
