Judicial Branch Vocab QUIZ

This person bring a lawsuit against another person in civil trial court.

• prosecutor

• defendant

• jury

• plaintiff

This person has a civil or criminal case brought against them in court

• prosecutor

• defendant

• jury

• plaintiff

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

A ______ opinion (decision) is written by judges who agree with the majority opinion but for a different reasons than the majority opinion states.

• majority

• minority

• concurring

• dissenting

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

• legal analysis

• overrule

• sustain

• precedent

the authority (right) of a court to hear a case; (types - appellate, concurrent, exclusive, original)

• arraignment

• precedent

• pardon

• jurisdiction

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