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A legal dispute between two or more parties
Civil Trial
Amendment that covers freedom of speech and religion
1st Amendment
This is the term applied to a case involving a crime
What is a criminal trial
The Judicial Branch establishes this, which lower courts must follow, when they rule on a case
What is precedent
The Bill of Rights consists of the...
An appeals court is also known as a...
Appellate Court
A person who is accused in a court of law
A defendant
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law
Plaintiff
The belief that judges should be hesitant to change previous Supreme Court decisions and that they should interpret the Constitution in the way the framers originally intended
Judicial Restraint
Amendment that guarantees due process and protection from double jeopardy
5th Amendment
A trial by judge, usually occurring at the appellate level, is also known as a...
Bench Trial
In order to bring a lower court decision up to the Supreme Court, justices must issue a ______, which orders a lower court to deliver any records related to the case being reviewed.
Writ of Certiorari
Amendment that protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment