Judicial Branch Vocabulary HW assignment

jurisdiction

• Authority to hear a case

• A serious crime

• A smaller or less serious offense

• Authority to review a decision of a lower court

Felony

• Authority to hear a case

• A serious crime

• A smaller or less serious offense

• Authority to review a decision of a lower court

Appellate Jurisdiction

• Authority to hear a case

• A serious crime

• A smaller or less serious offense

• Authority to review a decision of a lower court

Misdemeanor

• Authority to hear a case

• A serious crime

• A smaller or less serious offense

• Authority to review a decision of a lower court

Original Jurisdiction

• Authority to hear a case first

• A serious crime

• Highest court in the United States

• Authority to review a decision of a lower court

Civil case

• a court settles a disagreement between two parties to recover damages or receive compensation

• established the principle of judicial review at the national level.

• a court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony.

• call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge

Criminal case

• a court settles a disagreement between two parties to recover damages or receive compensation

• established the principle of judicial review at the national level.

• a court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony.

• call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge

Marbury v. Madison

• a court settles a disagreement between two parties to recover damages or receive compensation

• established the principle of judicial review at the national level.

• a court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony.

• call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge

Arraignment

• a court settles a disagreement between two parties to recover damages or receive compensation

• established the principle of judicial review at the national level.

• a court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony.

• call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge

Judicial Review

• The supreme court determine the constitutionality of laws and acts of the legislative and executive branches of government

• a jury, typically of twenty-three people, selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial

• The highest court in the United States

• the constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws