Mrs.McCallister AMSCO CH 6

Lowest tier of federal court system; trial courts; 94 districts; hear federal criminal and civil matters; nearly 700 justices

• Liberal constructionist

• US district courts

• Strict constructionist

• dissenting opinion

If four justices of the Supreme Court agree to hear a case, the appeal is granted.

• Injunction

• Dissenting opinion

• Rule of 4

• Judicial activism

The right of the court to determine the constitutionality of a law or executive order

• Judicial review

• Plea bargain

• Stare decisis

• Class action suit

Issued by the Supreme Court to the lower court informing it of the courts decision to hear the case and to request the full trial transcript

• Litmus test

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Writ of certiorari

• Class action suit

“to make more

certain”; the concept that a losing party can appeal a trial verdict

• Certiorari

• Stare decisis

• original jurisdiction

• Injunction

An opinion by a justice who agrees with the majority but has reservations about the majority’s legal reasoning

• Liberal Constructionist

• Concurring opinion

• Dissenting opinion

• judicial Activism

”friend of the court” brief. Solicitor general may submit one to the Supreme Court in cases where the US is not a party.

• Amicus Curiae Brief

• Injunction

• Common law

• Petitioner

Supreme Court case that held that Dred Scott wasn’t a citizen and this had no legal right to be a party in federal court

• Defendant

• Diversity citizenship

• Liberal constructionist

• Dred Scott VS Sanford

Highest tier of the federal court system; 9 justices

• Supreme Court

• County Court

• Federal Court

• Presidential Court

A decision issued by the court without the full explanation

• Per Cerium Opinion

• Class action suit

• Common law

• Appellate jurisdiction