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Chapter 11, 12, 13,14
judicial branch
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History
12th Grade
05/25/2015

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concurrent jurisdiction
Definition
when both federal and state courts have jurisdiction
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original jurisdiction
Definition
trial court has it
-the district court as well as several other lower courts have only this
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appellate jurisdiction
Definition
When people lose a case in a trial court and wish to appeal the decision, they may take the case to a court with this
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litigants
Definition
people engaged in a lawsuit
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due process clause
Definition
says that no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
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Writ of certiorari
Definition
an appeal
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brief
Definition
a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case
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amicus curiae
Definition
friend of the court, involved in the case
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majority opinion
Definition
expresses the views of the majority of the justices on a case
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dissenting opinion
Definition
opinion of justices on the losing side in a case
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presidents power to impound
Definition
refuse to spend money that congress has appropriated
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precedent
Definition
model, on which to base off the decisions in similar cases
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advisory opinion
Definition
ruling on a law or action that has not been challenged
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swing vote
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the deciding vote
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resident alien
Definition
a foreigner wh has established permanant residency in the US
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non-resident alien
Definition
people who expect to stay for a short, specified time
ex)foreign journalist covering an election
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enemy alien
Definition
represents citizens of nations that are at war with the US
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refugee
Definition
people who are fleeing
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undocumented alien
Definition
people here illegally
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rights that aliens have
Definition
Bill of rights
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qualifications to become a citizen
Definition
have to be 18, lived in the US for 5 years, been physically present for half the time,
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exclusionary rule
Definition
law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial
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