Untitled Flashcards Set

1. Original Jurisdiction

2. Appellate Jurisdiction

3. Constitutional Courts

4. Legislative Courts

5. Dual Court (like dual federalism)

6. US District Courts

7. US Circuit Courts

8. US Supreme Court

9. Civil law

10. Criminal law

11. Life tenure

12. Judicial Review

13. Presidential Appointment

14. Senate Confirmation

15. senatorial courtesy 

16. Judicial activism

17. Judicial restraint

18. Strict Construction

19. Loose Construction

20. Living Constitution

21. Litmus Test

22. Amicus Curiae Brief

23. Rule of Four

24. Writ of Certiorari

25. Stare decisis

26. Precedent

27. Oral Arguments

28. Majority opinion

29. Concurring opinion

30. Dissenting opinion

31. Oversight

32. checks and balances

33. Uphold

34. Overturn

35. descriptive representation

36. substantive representation

Important Documents to Know

1. U.S. Constitution, Article 3

2. Federalist 78

Important Court Cases to Know

1. Marbury v. Madison