US Gov Vocab - Chapter 14

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Advisory opinions

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a ruling on a law that has not yet been challenged in court

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Writ of certiorari

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an order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review

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Advisory opinions

a ruling on a law that has not yet been challenged in court

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Writ of certiorari

an order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review

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Law clerk

an attorney who assists a justice in reviewing cases

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Rule of four

an unwritten rule declaring that if four of the nine justices agree to hear a case, it will be scheduled for argument

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Brief

a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case

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Amicus curiae

Latin for "friend of the court"; a written brief from an individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court's consideration of a case

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Unanimous ruling

issued when the justices all agree on the outcome and the reasons for a decision in a case

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Supreme Court Justice

a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the nation

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Contentious

likely to cause disagreement or argument

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Appellate litigation

a lawsuit occurring at the appeals level of the court system

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Judicial restraint

the philosophy that courts should generally avoid overturning laws passed or actions taken by democratically elected bodies

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Judicial activism

the philosophy that courts must sometimes step into political and social controversies in order to protect Constitutional rights

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Originalism

a judicial philosophy that interprets the Constitution by exploring the understanding of the text that people had when they adopted the Constitution

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"Living" constitution

a concept that claims that the Constitution is dynamic and that modern society should be considered when interpreting key constitutional text