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| established the basic three tiered structure of the federal court system |
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| first case to assert the power of judicial review |
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| court of originl jurisdiction where cases begin |
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| court thatgenerally reviews only finding of law made by lower courts |
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| authority vesgted in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in any particular case |
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| the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in trial |
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| the power vested in particular courts to review and/or revise the decision of a lower court |
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| codes of behavior related to the protection of property and individual safety |
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| codes of behavior related to business and contractual relationships between groups and individuals |
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| federal corts specially created by the Constitution or by Congress pursant to its authority in Article III |
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| courts established by Congress for specializeed purposes |
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| federal trial courts of original jurdiction (94) |
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| Federal Question Jurisdiction |
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| present a federal question based on claim under the constitution, a treaty with another nation, or a federal statute |
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| the interme4diate appellate courts in the federal system, established in 1789 |
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| a document containing the legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial |
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| a prior judicial decision that serves as rule for settling subsequent casees of a similar nature |
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| a reliance on past decisions or precedents to formulate decisions in new cases |
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| a request for the court to order up the records from a lower court to review the case |
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| at least four justices of SCOTUS must vote to consider a case before it can be heard |
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| the fourth ranking member of the DOJ; responsible for handling all appeals on behalf of the US govt to the SCOTUS |
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| conflict among the courts of appeals |
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| a philosophy of judicial decision-making that argues that courts should allow the decisions of other branches of govt to stand |
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| an approach to constitutional interpretation that emphasizes the Framers' original intentions |
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| a philosophy of judicial decision-making that argues judges should use their power broadly to further justice |
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| how and whether judicial decisions are translated into actual public policies affecting more than the immediate parties to a lawsuit |
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