2.3 Review

Question 1

Supreme Court

Answer 1

The highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution

Question 2

District Court

Answer 2

The trial courts of the federal court system. The district courts can hear most federal cases, including civil and criminal cases

Question 3

Court of Appeals (Appellate Court)

Answer 3

Hears appeals from lower courts of both civil and criminal trials, but does not investigate facts of a case, just if the law had been fairly and correctly applied

Question 4

Precedent

Answer 4

A court decision that is considered an authority for subsequent cases with similar facts or legal issues

Question 5

Writ of Certiorari

Answer 5

A request that the Supreme Court orders a lower court to deliver its case record for review

Question 6

Majority Opinion

Answer 6

A judicial opinion agreed on by more than half the members of a court

Question 7

Dissenting Opinion

Answer 7

An opinion written by an appellate judge or supreme court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion

Question 8

Judicial Review

Answer 8

The authority of the Supreme Court and federal courts to interpret the Constitution

Question 9

Concurrent Jurisdiction

Answer 9

Where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case