Lower Courts
These are the trial courts in the Federal Court System
District Courts
Precedent
A ruling used as the basis for judicial decisions on later, similar cases
Brief
A document outlining on side's position in a case
What is Original Jurisdiction
The ability of a court to hear a case for the first time
Which Article of the Constitution sets up the Federal Court System?
Article III
These are the Appeals Courts in the Federal Court System
Legal Opinion
A detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision
If a justice agrees with the majority but for different reasons, they might issue this type of opinion
Concurrent Opinion
Appellate Jurisdiction
The authority of a court to hear a case that has been appealed from a lower court
Which Famous Supreme Court Case set up the principal of Judicial Review?
Marbury v Madison
This is the highest court in the Federal Court System
US Supreme Court
Nullify
To legally cancel a law
Judicial Review
The ability of the court to determine whether or not a particular law or act is Constitutional
Exclusive Jursdiction
The authority Federal Courts have as the only ones who can hear Federal Cases
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
Name the path you would take if your case started at the lower court and made it all the way to the highest court
District Court
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Subpoena
An order requiring a person to appear in court
Writ of Certiorari
The right of a higher court to request and obtain the records of the lower court in a particular case
When do Federal Courts have the authority to hear cases that deal with State Laws?
When the State Law conflicts with the US Constitution.
The opinion of the minority justices in a decision if often referred to as the minority opinion or this...
Dissenting Opinion
Give another name the Circuit Courts are known by
Appeals Court
Appellate Court
US Court of Appeals
Remand
To send a case back to a lower court
Stare Decisis
Using Precedent from an earlier ruling as a basis for deciding a case
When can State Courts hear cases about Federal Laws?
Never
Out of the 10,000 cases appealed to the US Supreme Court, about how many do they hear each year?
75-80