American Government Unit 7 Vocab

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Dual Court System

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2 levels of courts: federal & state

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Jurisdiction

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Court's authority to hear/decide cases

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Unanimous Opinion

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Everyone agrees on something

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Dissenting Opinion

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Statement by a justice who disagrees with the majority.

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Precedent

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Ruling used as basis from judicial decision

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Exclusive Jurisdiction

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Authority of ONLY federal courts to hear/decide cases

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Nullify

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To cancel

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Writ of Certiorari

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Order from higher court to obtain records of lower court in a specific case

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Brief

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Explaining 1 side of the case/short

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Concurrent Jurisdiction

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Authority for BOTH state and federal courts