Chapter 11: The Federal Court System

Federal system's trial courts

• Supreme
• Appeals
• district
• local

Written legal arguments

• habeas corpus
• briefs
• reports
• indictments

The Supreme Court is located in

• New York City
• Washington DC
• Annapolis, MD
• Boston, MA

Guiding principles

• precedents
• opinions
• options
• laws

Request for appeal to the Supreme Court

• docket
• grounds
• writ of certiorari
• jus soli

Court's authority to hear a case's initial trial

• appellate jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction
• amicus power
• judicial review

Court's authority to hear a case's initial trial

• appellate jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction
• amicus power
• judicial review

Court schedule

• list
• docket
• grounds
• affirm

Reflects views of most of the Court

• dissenting opinion
• concurring opinion
• majority opinion
• jurisdiction

People who believe in the literal interpretation of the Constitution

• loose constructionist
• strict constructionist