Chapter 7 - The Judicial Branch

Question 1

crime

Answer 1

an act that breaks the law and for which their is a punishment has been established

Question 2

criminal law

Answer 2

regulates the conduct of individuals

Question 3

civil law

Answer 3

governs relationships among individuals, defines people’s legal rights

Question 4

common law

Answer 4

customary law from judges’ decisions and is followed in situations NOT covered by statutory law

Question 5

precedent

Answer 5

an EARLIER court decision that guides judges’ decisions in later cases

Question 6

constitutional law

Answer 6

law based on the US CONSTITUTION and Supreme Court decisions

Question 7

appeal

Answer 7

the right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review his or her case

Question 8

jurisdiction

Answer 8

the authority to interpret and administer the law

Question 9

district court

Answer 9

lower federal courts (have original jurisdiction in most cases involving federal laws)

Question 10

original jurisdiction

Answer 10

the authority of a court to be the first court to hold trials in certain cases

Question 11

court of appeals

Answer 11

federal courts that review decisions appealed from district courts

Question 12

appeallate jurisdiction

Answer 12

the authority of some courts to review decision made by lower courts

Question 13

justices

Answer 13

judges of the Supreme Court

Question 14

judicial review

Answer 14

the power of the US Supreme Court to determine if a law is Constitutional

Question 15

remand

Answer 15

to return a case to a lower court for a NEW TRIAL

Question 16

opinion

Answer 16

a written statement by the US Supreme Court explaining its reasoning

Question 17

concurring opinion

Answer 17

justice agrees, but for different reasons

Question 18

dissenting opinion

Answer 18

justice DISAGREES the majority’s decision