CJ 1 Chapter 8 Key Terms 1

(a)   courts review decisions made by lower courts, such as trial courts.

__________ __________ occurs when two or more courts have the authority to preside over the same criminal case.

(a)  

(a)   opinions are separate opinions by judges who support the majority but what to clarify a point or voice disapproval of the grounds of the decision.

(a)   is the process by which one jurisdiction surrenders an accused or convicted person to a second jurisdiction.

__________ _________ is the power of the court to review the actions of the executive and legislative branches.

(a)  

(a)   is the authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law or a geographic territory.

A(An) (a)   a public official with limited judicial authority within a particular geographic area.

Written statements by appellate judges expressing the reasons for the court's decision in a case are called (a)   .

(a)   courts are lower courts that have jurisdiction over one specific area of criminal activity.

__________ ___ _________ is a rule of the Supreme Court that the court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least four justices approve of the decision to hear the case.

(a)