2022-23 Vocab A-Z Unit 2D Flashcards
Amicus curiae
Friend of the court.
Appellate jurisdiction
Part of the circuit courts. Hear a court case for the second time first.
Briefs
A written legal argument is presented to a court to aid it in reaching a conclusion on the legal issues involved in the case.
Concurring opinion
To agree with the majority but for a different reason.
Constitutional court
The federal courts established by Article III of the Constitution.
Court of Appeals
A court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state.
Criminal Law
Trying to take your freedom, rights, and life.
Defendant
An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
Dissenting opinion
Disagrees with the majority opinion.
District court
They have original jurisdiction. The authority to hear about a court case first.
Exclusive jurisdiction
Only a particular court can decide a case.
Federalist No. 78, Brutus essays
The federal judiciary has the power to determine whether statutes are constitutional and to find them invalid if in conflict with the Constitution.
John Marshall
The 4th chief of justice for the supreme court that served for 34 years.
Judicial activist
The practice in the judiciary of protecting or expanding individual rights through decisions that are apart from the established precedent or are independent or in opposition to the constitutional or legislative intent.
Judicial review
Court’s ability to call a law unconstitutional from the legislative branch, call back executive orders and call the president’s actions unconstitutional in the executive branch.
