Judicial Branch Vocab Check

This is the formal charge when a grand jury agrees there is enough evidence to bring charges.

• grand jury order

• indictment

• ticket

• summons and complaint

This idea means that rules must be applied fairly to all people so that justice can be administered fairly.

• equity

• doctrine of justice

• right to remain silent

• procedural due process

A _____________ opinion (decision) is one written by a judge who disagrees with the majority opinion.

• dissent

• concurrence

• opinion letter

• precedent

A ____________ opinion (decision) means that over half of the appeals court agreed on the decision.

• majority

• minority

• concurring

• popular

This is a legal idea the lower court judges have to follow appeals court decisions when deciding similar cases.

• legal analysis

• overrule

• sustain

• precedent

A judicial philosophy in which supporters believe that judges should decide cases based on the beliefs of the Framers of the Constitution.

• Judicial Restraint

• Judicial Activism

The power of the courts to decide the constitutionality of laws or actions of the elected branches of gov.

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Activism

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

• Judicial Restraint

• Judicial Activism

When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court

• Appeal

• Affirm

• Reverse

• Remand

The authority to hear certain cases is known as …

• trial court

• due process

• jurisdiction

• judicial review