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Judicial Branch
Study for Mrs Buckles
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Social Studies
10th Grade
10/22/2013

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Appeal
Definition
Asking to have your case reviewed
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Criminal Law
Definition
Law that regulates citizen's behavior and protects the public order
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Concurring Opinion
Definition
Written by a justice who agrees with the opinion but not how it was reached
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Concurrent
Definition
A type of jurisdiction; hears both federal or state
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Civil Law
Definition
Law that deals with citizen's behavior that does not involve a crime
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Circuit
Definition
The group appellate courts are grouped into... There are 11 _______(s)
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Exclusive
Definition
A type of jurisdiction; only chooses certain cases
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Judicial Review
Definition
Where the Supreme Court decides what is unconstitutional
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Inferior Court
Definition
The lower federal court;beneath the Supreme Court
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Dissenting Opinion
Definition
Written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with a decision reached by the majority of the court
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Defendant
Definition
The person against whom a complaint is made
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Docket
Definition
A document that contains precedents and information about a case
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Writ of Certiorari
Definition
Where the supreme court chooses what cases they will review
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Precedent
Definition
A court decision that stands as an example to be followed in the future
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Redress
Definition
Serves as compensation for an injury etc
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Plantiff
Definition
In civil law,the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another in court
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Majority Opinion
Definition
The primary ruling; expresses the decisions of the majority of the court
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Reverse
Definition
When an appellate court overturns the trial court's verdict
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Remand
Definition
When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court
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Judicial Review
Definition
The power of the supreme court to decide what the constitituiton really says
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Court of Appeals
Definition
A type of appellate court; intermediate between trial courts and court of last resort ( Supreme Court)
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District Court
Definition
The trial court in the federal system
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