chapter 14 vocab

Question 1

dual court system

Answer 1

system under which US citizens are subject to the jursidition of both national and state courts

Question 2

class action suit

Answer 2

Lawsuit in which one or more persons sue on behalf of a larger people claiming the same injury

Question 3

jurisdiction

Answer 3

The power of a court to hear and decide cases

Question 4

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 4

the power of a court to recieve cases from trial courts for the purpose of reviewing whether rthe legal procedures wee followed properly

Question 5

litigious

Answer 5

a tendency to file lawsuits

Question 6

Rule of FOur

Answer 6

Requriement that a minimum of four justices must vote to review a lower court case by issuing a writ of certiorari

Question 7

writ of certiorari

Answer 7

order issued by a superior court to one of the inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case (This means they want to review something from the lower court)

Question 8

decision

Answer 8

the indication of which litigant the court supports and by how large a margin

Question 9

opinions

Answer 9

The written arguments that state why a decsion was made

Question 10

per curiam opinion

Answer 10

An unsigned opinion of the supreme court that usually signals a high degree of consensus

Question 11

judicial activism

Answer 11

The beleif that the supreme court should make policy and vigorously review the policies of other branches

Question 12

judicial resraint

Answer 12

The belief that the supreme court should not become involved in questioning the operations and policies of elected branches unless absolutely necessary

Question 13

senatorial courtesy

Answer 13

In the selection of lower federal court judges, deference shown to home state senators who are the same party as the president