Judicial Branch

court opinion adding emphasis to decision of the court

• concurring opinion

• brief

• dissenting opinion

• writ of certiorari

The authority of a court to review decisions of inferior courts

• appellate jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• exclusive jurisdiction

contract dispute and copyright infringement would be which type of case?

• criminal case

• civil case

person charged with a crime/person whom a suit is brought

• prosecutor

• defendant

• plaintiff

• judge

opinion of judges who disagree with the court's decision

• concurring opinion

• brief

• dissenting opinion

• writ of certiorari

power for federal courts alone to hear cases

• exclusive jurisdiction

• appellate jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

power of a court to determine whether or not government action is constitutional

• habeas corpus

• judicial review

• certiorari

• judicial restraint

person who brings a suit or legal action against another in court

• bailiff

• defendant

• plaintiff

• bondsman

power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases

• apellate jurisdiction

• exclusive jurisdiction

• concurrent jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

parts of the 5th and 14th amendment include a __ __ clause

• free religion

• free exercise

• due process

• bear arms