Ch.16 The Judicial Branch Flashcards
Amicus curiae brief
Legal briefs submitted by Friends of the Court for the purpose of raising additional points of view in presenting formation not contain any breeds of the formal parties these groups attempt to influence a court decision
Appellate jurisdiction
The scope of authority by which a higher Court reviews a case from a lower court
Class action suits
A means by which one who has been injured can bring action on behalf of all similarly situated
Courts of appeal
The federal courts that have the authority to review Decisions by federal district courts, regulatory commissions, and certain other federal courts. Which courts have no original jurisdiction they can hear only Appeals
District Courts
The lowest federal courts were Federal cases begin. There are the only federal courts or trials are held
Judicial implementation
How and whether court decisions are translated into actual policy, thereby affecting the behavior of others. The courts rely on other units a government to enforce their decisions
Judicial restraint
A Judicial philosophy in which judges play minimal policy-making role, leaving that Duty the legislators
Judicial review
The power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of legislative and executive Acts
Justifiable disputes
Requirement that to be heard a case must be capable of being settled as a matter of law rather that other grounds as is commonly the case and legislative bodies
Marbury versus Madison
The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first started the rights of the Supreme Court term in the meaning of the US Constitution. This decision established by John Marshall and his associates in Marbury versus Madison
Opinion
A statement of legal reasoning behind a Judicial decision. The continent of an opinion make be as important as a decision itself
Original intent
The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first usually any trial. These are the courts and determine the facts about a case
Political questions
An issue Supreme Court will allow the executive and legislative branches decide
Precedent
How similar cases have been sighted in the past
Senatorial courtesy
A tradition under which the Senate will defer to the Judgment of a senator of the president’s party when determining the suitability of candidates for federal judgeships from the Senators States
Solicitor general
An individual who represents the federal government before The Supreme Court
Standing to sue
The requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and so Stern anshel injury from a party or an action of government
Stare decisis
Let the decision stand or align prior rulings to control the current case
Statutory construction
The judicial interpretation of an act of Congress. In some cases where a statutory construction is an issue, Congress passes legislation to clarify existing laws.
Supreme Court
The pinnacle of the American Judicial System. The court and shirts and printing for me and interpreting National Oswald’s conflicts among states and maintains National Supremacy in law. It has both original jurisdiction, but unlike other federal courts, it controls its own agenda
United versus Nixon
The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court unanimously held that the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the construction but cannot be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions
Original jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.
