Constitution Test Vocab Flashcards
longest filibuster / who etc.
24 hours and 18 minutes, Strom Thurmond, 1957, civil rights bill
cabinet
the president’s closest advisors, administer departments (dept. of education, homeland security etc.) and succeed to presidency
pork barreling/earmaking
adding additional, often wasteful spending to a bill to benefit your constituents (NOT the same as a non-germane amendment)
original jurisdiction
the first to hear a case (usually district court)
appellate jurisdiction
not the first to hear a case, usually appealed and taken to Circuit court of appeals or SC for a second chance
reverse
reverse a decision, to change, if higher court thinks lower court said wrong thing
uphold
confirm decision of lower court
writ of certiori
people ask higher court to re-hear case (they think lower court made a mistake)
majority opinion
opinion of more than half of the judges
dissenting opinion
opinion of judges that disagree with majority opinion
concurring opinion
they agree with majority but for a different reason
precedent
an example for later action/decision
jurisdiction
area you have power over
jury
body of unbiased people who decide cases
martial law
military rule
