Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz: The Judicial Branch

Define "appeal"

• To bring a court case from a lower court to a higher court

• A statement that was written in disagreement with the majority by a Supreme Court Justice

• A court of original jurisdiction for most federal cases and each district has at least one

• Federal courts that review decisions appealed from district courts

Define "concurring opinion"

• A statement that was written in disagreement with the majority by a Supreme Court justice

• A statement that was written in agreement with the majority by a Supreme Court justice but for a different reason

• To bring a court case from a lower court to a higher court

• A court o original jurisdiction for most federal cases and each district has at least one

Define "Court of Appeals/Appellate Courts"

• To bring a court case from a lower court to a higher court

• A court of original jurisdiction for most federal cases and each district has at least one

• Federal courts that review decisions appealed from district courts

• The power that the courts have that allows them to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalid if they contradict the Constitution

Define "dissenting opinion"

• To return an appealed case to a lower court for a new trial

• A statement that was written in agreement with the majority by a Supreme Court justice but for a different reason

• The power/authority to hear cases as well as make decisions

• A statement that was written in disagreement with the majority by a Supreme Court justice.

Define "District Court"

• A court of original jurisdiction for most federal cases and each district has at least one.

• To bring a court case from a lower court to a higher court

• A request made by the Supreme Court order to send up the record of a case by a lower court for review

• A member of the Supreme Court

Define "judicial review"

• A member of the Supreme Court

• The power that the courts have that allows them to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalid if they contradict the Constitution

• The power/authority to hear cases as well as make decisions

• A request made by the Supreme Court order to send up the record of a case by a lower court for review

Define "jurisdiction"

• A member of the Supreme Court

• The power that the courts have that allows them to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalid if they contradict the Constitution

• The power/authority to hear cases as well as make decisions

• A request made by the Supreme Court order to send up the record of a case by a lower court for review

Define "Justice"

• A statement that was written in agreement with the majority by a Supreme Court justice by for a different reason.

• To bring a court case from a lower court to a higher court

• A court of original jurisdiction for most federal cases and each district has at least one

• A member of the Supreme Court

Define "Remand"

• To return an appealed case to a lower court for a new trial

• The power/authority to hear cases as well as make decisions

• The power that courts have that allows them to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalid if they contradict the Constitution

• A request made by the Supreme Court order to send up the record of a case by a lower court for review

Define "Writ of Certiorari"

• A statement that was written in agreement with the majority by a Supreme Court justice but for a different reason

• A request made by the Supreme Court order to send up the record of a case by a lower court for review

• The power that the courts have that allows them to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalid if they contradict the Constitution

• A member of the Supreme Court