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20 Cards in this Set
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District Court
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Federal court where trials are held and lawsuits begin.
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Jurisdiction
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A court's authority to hear and to decide cases.
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Exclusive Jurisdiction
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Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases.
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Concurrent Jurisdiction
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Authority for both state and federal governments.
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Original Jurisdiction
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The authority to hear cases for the first time.
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Appellate Jurisdiction
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The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower.
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U.S. Marshal
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The U.S.' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witness.
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Appellate Court
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A court that receives decisions made in lower district courts.
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Circuit
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The area of Jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals.
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Remand
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To send a case back to a lower court to be tried again.
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Judicial Review
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The power of the Supreme court to say whether and federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution.
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Brief
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A written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case.
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Docket
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A court's calendar, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear.
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Majority Opinion
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Presents the views of the majority of the justices on a case.It helps to reach the decision.
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Writ of Certiorari
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Directs a lower court to send it's records on a case to the Supreme Court for review.
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Dissenting Opinion
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A statement written by a justice who disagree with the majority opinion.
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Concurring Opinion
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A statement written by a justice who votes with the majority but for the different reasons
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Precedent
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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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State Decisis
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The practice of using earlier Judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases.
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Magistrate
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A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
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