Judicial Branch KIM Flashcard (Oscar November 1st)

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Which clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law?

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Due Process Clause

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Authority of a court to hear a case that is appealed from a lower court.

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Appellate Jurisdiction

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A system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full Senate approval is known as what?

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Senatorial Courtesy

Front

The Court's decision expressing the views of the majority of justices is called __________.

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Majority opinion

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The authority of a trial court to be first to hear a case is known as?

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Original Jurisdiction

Front

Traveling to hold court in a justice’s assigned region of the country is known as what?

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Circuit riding

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Authority shared by both federal and state courts.

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Concurrent jurisdiction

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The term "amicus curiae" is Latin for __________, which refers to a brief from an individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court's consideration of a case.

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friend of the court

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The opinion expressed by a minority of justices in a court case is known as __________.

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dissenting opinion