Jurisdiction
Court System
Vocabulary
Supreme Court Cases
Supreme Court
100
The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
100
Dual Court System
What are state & federal courts?
100
An individual or a group of people who bring a complaint against another party.
Plaintiff
100
This Court Case involved the Executive Branch's use of Executive Privilege to hide tape recordings.
United States V. Nixon
100
The Average number of cases the Supreme Court hears a year
100
200
The authority of a court to hear a case on appeal from a lower court.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
200
What are the 2 types of cases?
Criminal and Civil
200

The part who answers a complaint and defends against it is called the

Defendant

200

This court case involved overturned of Plessy V. Ferguson.

Brown V. Board of Education

200
This case helped give the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.
Marbury V. Madison
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
A guideline for how all similar cases should be decided in the future.
Precedent
300

This court case decided burning of a state flag is a 1st amendment right of free speech which is protected under the Constitution.

What is Texas v. Johnson

300
This Chamber has to approve all Supreme Court appointees
What is the Senate?
400
These courts listen to appeals from trial courts.
What is circuit or appeal courts?
400

What court hears civil cases over $200

What is local or county courts?

400

The power to overturn any law that the court decides is in conflict with the constitution

Judicial Review

400

Under the precedent in this case, individuals 1st amendment right can be limited during wartime. 

What is Schenck v. United States?

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
What kind of cases does the Supreme court have original Jurisdiction in?
Disputes between Foreign Governments, and State Governments
500

This type of judicial decision making process is when a judge rules in a case and causes change in society. 

What is Judicial Activism?

500

This case decided that it was unconstitutional for a school to make every student say a school prayer.

What is Engel v. Vitale?

500

These courts handle cases involving state laws.

What is state courts

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