Unit 7 Govt

Exclusive jurisdiction - Sole right to hear a case

Concurrent jurisdiction - Both courts able to hear case

Original jurisdiction - Whatever court hears a case first

Appellate jurisdiction - Higher court that hears appers

Judicial review - (Marbury v Madison); Can declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional

Grand jury - Called in serious criminal cases

Precedent - Prior court ruling or common low

Writ of certiorari - Order to review case

Majority ruling - Groups decison is determined by will of the majority

Concurring ruling - Writen opinion by a judge or justice who agress wiht the majority, the option perferred by more than half of the group’s members is chosen

Dissenting ruling - One or moer judge disagress wiht hte majority decision in a court case

Plenary review - Apelloate review where appeals court reviews a lower court’s decision on a question of law who is giving any deference

We need the national law system for - Each state interprets the law for themselves

Civil Trial - A legal process that resolves disputes between two or more parties, typically involving monetary compensation

Criminal Trial - A formal legal process where a court determines the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime

The middle court holds jurisdiction over - Jacksonville

Marbury sued James Madison - To have his appointment appalled

Docket - A list of cases pending on a court calendar

Grand Jury - Criminal Cases

Each court has how many judges - 2

The Court - Retry Cases or Review Evidence

Chief Justice - The highest ranking on the Supreme Court

The current Chief Justice - John Robert

Impreachment- The only way to remove a Supreme Court Member

Supreme Court only hear cases from - October - April

Supreme Court only hear case during Oral Jurisdiction

The courts decision on Constitutional issues are - Final

Judicial decisions are - not to be bias to the party they are found of