Ch. 7 Judiciary Branch Vocab

The authority of a court to hear a case.

• Inferior Courts

• Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Plaintiff

In a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charged with the crime.

• Inferior Courts

• Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Defendant

The lower federal courts, under the Supreme Court.

• Inferior Courts

• jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Defendant

Power shared by federal and State courts to hear certain cases.

• Inferior Courts

• Jurisdiction

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Defendant

A judicial philosophy in which supporters believe that judges should decide cases based on the original intent of the Framers or those who enacted the statute(s) involved in a case.

• Defendant

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Judicial Restraint

The authority of a court to review decisions of inferior (lower) courts.

• Defendant

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Judicial Restraint

The power of a court to hear a case first, before any other court.

• Defendant

• Original Jurisdiction

• Judicial restraint

• Appellate Jurisdiction

In a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charged with the crime.

• Defendant

• Original Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Judicial Restraint

An order by the Court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review.

• Judicial Activism

• Judicial Review

• Writ of Certiorari

• Certificate

A judicial philosophy in which supporters believe that judges should interpret and apply provisions in the Constitution and in stature law in light of ongoing changes in conditions and values.

• Judicial Activism

• Judicial Review

• Writ of Certiorari

• Certificate