Judiciary FUCK

Question 1

Amicus Curiae

Answer 1

Friend of the Court

Question 2

Appellate Court

Answer 2

Court the generally reviews only findings of law made by the lower court.

Question 3

Appellate Jurisdiction

Answer 3

The power vested in particular courts to review and/or revise the decision of a lower court.

Question 4

Brief

Answer 4

A document containing legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial.

Question 5

Civil Law

Answer 5

Codes of behavior related to the conduct and relationships
between individuals and groups.

Question 6

Constitutional Courts

Answer 6

Federal courts specifically created by the U.S. Constitution or by
Congress pursuant to its authority in Article III.

Question 7

Criminal Law

Answer 7

Codes of behavior related to protection of property and individual safety.

Question 8

Judicial Activism

Answer 8

A philosophy of judicial decision making the posits judges should use their power broadly to further justice.

Question 9

Judicial Implementation

Answer 9

How and whether judicial decisions are translated into actual public policies affecting more than the immediate parties to a lawsuit.

Question 10

Judicial Restraint

Answer 10

A philosophy of judicial decision making that posits courts should allow the decisions of other branches of government to stand, even when they offend a judge’s own principles.

Question 11

Judicial Review

Answer 11

Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states.

Question 12

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 12

Legislative act that established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal court system.

Question 13

Jurisdiction

Answer 13

Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in a particular case.

Question 14

Legislative Courts

Answer 14

Courts established by Congress for specialized purpose, such as the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Question 15

Marbury V Madison

Answer 15

Case in which the Supreme court first asserted the power of judicial review by finding that the congressional statue extending the Court’s original jurisdiction was unconstitutional.

Question 16

Original Jurisdiction

Answer 16

The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.
These courts determine the facts of a case.

Question 17

Precedent

Answer 17

A prior judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature.

Question 18

Precedent

Answer 18

A prior judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature.

Question 19

Rule of Four

Answer 19

At least four justices of the supreme court must vote to consider a case before it can be heard.

Question 20

Senatorial Courtesy

Answer 20

Process by which presidents generally defer selection of district court judges to the choice of senators of their own party who represent the state where the vacancy occurs.

Question 21

Solicitor General

Answer 21

The fourth-ranking member of the Department of Justice; responsible for handling nearly all appeals on behalf of the U.S. government to the Supreme Court.

Question 22

Stare Decisis

Answer 22

In court rulings, a reliance on past decisions or procedures to
formulate decisions in new cases.

Question 23

Strict Constructionist

Answer 23

An approach to constitutional interpretation that emphasizes interpreting the Constitution as it was written and intended by the framers.

Question 24

Trial Court

Answer 24

Court of original jurisdiction where cases begin.

Question 25

Writ of Certiorari

Answer 25

A request for the Supreme Court to order up the records from a lower court to review the case.