Judicial Branch 1
a court that hears appeals cases
What is an Appellate Court?
Rule of Four
How many Supreme Court Justices have to agree to hear a case?
Free lawyer provided for criminal cases.
What is a public defender?
when a supreme court justice votes with the majority but for different reasons
What is a concurring opinion?
Majority Opinion
a written statement to start a court case
What is a brief?
jurisdiction over the water
What is federal courts?
The authority to hear certain cases.
What is Jurisdiction?
A process to remove a federal judge.
What is impeachment?
Dissenting Opinion
What is the disagreeing opinion by the court?
decides on the number of Supreme Court justices
What is Congress
This court deals with lawsuits or disputes between people
What is Civil Court?
The number of Supreme Court justices needed to make a decision/ruling on the case.
What is a majority vote is five or more?
Marbury v. Madison : that it had the power to declare a law unconstitutional
What is the establishment of Judicial Review?
Concurrent Opinion
What is the opinion of justices that agreed, but for a different reason?
Opinion written in disagreement from the Majority opinion.
What is dissenting opinion?
The Supreme court gets the majority of it's cases
What is appeals from lower court decisions?
allows the Court to overturn actions or laws deemed unconstitutional
What is Judicial Review?
An order from the Court to send up records from a case for review
What is a Writ of Certiorari?
A standard set and followed.
What is percedent?
Established the Supreme Court.
What is Article III of the U.S. Constitution?
How is a Supreme Court Justice appointed?
When both federal and state courts have authority
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
What serves a guideline for future court cases that are similar?
What is precedent
Ability to review cases by lower courts.
What is appellate jurisdiction?