Chapter 8: Judicial Branch



JUDICIAL BRANCH VOCABULARY

Look up the following words in the textbook glossary.

Match them the definitions below.

Appellate jurisdiction Precedent Summons Arraignment

Constitutional District Court Felony Acquittal

Appeals Court Due Process Defendant Plaintiff

Opinion Judicial Review Testimony

Jurisdiction Complaint Misdemeanor

Original jurisdiction Crime Lawsuit

| |Justice |Judge in a high level court |

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| | |A court’s authority to hear and decide cases |

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| | |Authority to hear cases for the first time |

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| | |Authority to hear cases appealed from a lower court |

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| |Exclusive jurisdiction |Cases in which only federal courts have jurisdiction |

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| | |Courts that review decisions made in lower district courts |

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| | |Courts where trials are held and lawsuits are begun |

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| | |In agreement with the Constitution |

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| | |Power of the Supreme Court to say whether any law or government action goes against the Constitution |

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| | |Detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision in a case |

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| | |Ruling used as a basis for a decision in other similar cases |

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| | |Following established legal procedures |

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| | |Notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or charge (also known as a subpoena) |

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| | |An act that breaks a law and causes harm to society in general |

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| | |Serious crime such as murder or rape, kidnapping or robbery |

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| | |Minor offense such as vandalism or stealing inexpensive items |

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| | |Formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought |

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| | |The statements a witness makes under oath |

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| |Prosecutor |A lawyer for the state who tries a case before the courts |

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| |Guilty |Admission or charge of committing a crime |

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| | |Hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty |

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| | |Legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damages for some harm that has been done |

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| |Verdict |Decision reached by a jury (or judge) after hearing a case |

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| | |Vote of not guilty |

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| | |Individual or group being sued or charged with a crime |

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| | |Person or party filing a lawsuit |

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| |Plea |A defendant’s answer to charges |

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JURISDICTION

EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION

CONCURRENT JURISDICTION

DISTRICT

COURTS

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

APPEALS

COURTS

APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIRCUIT

REMAND

OPINION

PRECEDENT

CONTITUTIONAL

JUDICIAL

REVIEW

DOCKET

MAJORITY

OPINION

DISSENTING

OPINION

CONCURRING

OPINION

BRIEF

Courts authority to hear and decide cases

Types of cases only heard in the federal courts

Types of cases heard in both federal and state courts

Lowest level of federal courts where most trials are heard for the first time

Authority to hear cases for the first time

Reviews decisions made by the lower courts

Authority to hear cases appealed from a lower court

Area of jurisdiction for appeals court

To send a case back to the lower court to be tried again

Detailed explanation of a decision made in a trial

Decision used a basis for decisions in other similar cases

In agreement with the Constitution

Power to say whether any law or action goes against the Constitution (Is it constitutional?)

Court calendar

Statement of the view of most of the justices in a case

Statement of a justice that agrees with the majority but for different reasons

Statement of a justice that disagrees with the decision

Written document explaining a position or side in a case

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