Jurisdiction
Court System
Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
200
The authority of a court to hear a case on appeal from a lower court.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
200
Civil & Criminal
What are the 2 types of cases?
200
This is what appeals courts (including Supreme) give.
What is a ruling?
200
When a court sends a case back to a lower court to be tried again.
What is remanding a case?
200
The Supreme Court's power to look at any local, state, or federal law to see if it is constiutional.
What is judicial review?
300
These federal courts have original jurisdiction in most cases.
What is the district courts?
300
The number of federal judicial districts
What is 12?
300
These courts have no juries.
What is Circuit & Supreme Court?
300
The reason a case can be appealed.
What is the law has been applied incorrectly?
300
This happens to a case the Supreme Court refuses to hear.
What is the lower court's ruling stands?
400
These courts listen to appeals from trial courts.
What is circuit or appeal courts?
400
When only 1 court has the ability to hear a case.
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
400
These people are appointed for life.
Who are Federal Judges?
400
This happens when a higher court believes the lower court interpreted the law incorrectly.
What is reverse the ruling?
400
A detailed, written explanation of a judges verdict.
What is an opinion?
500
Cases involving foreign diplomats and disputes between 2 or more states.
What is the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction.
500
When State & Federal court can both hear a case.
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
500
Federal judge appointments are made by this person
Who is the president?
500
The goal of the judicial system
What is treat every person the same?
500
A case that affects the entire country rather than just one person.
What is a case the Supreme Court is more likely to accept.
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The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
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Dual Court System
What are state & federal courts?
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Only the district courts do this.
What is reach a verdict?
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District, Circuit, and Supreme.
What are the Federal Courts?
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How most cases come to the Supreme Court.
What is on appeal?
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