Civics Chapter 7: The Judicial Branch

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Group of laws that define what acts are crimes.

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Criminal

Front

At the beginning of a Supreme Court case, both sides may speak for this long before the Justices meet together to make a decision about the case.

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30 Minutes

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An earlier decision

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Precedent

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This is the first court you will go to if you have committed a Federal crime.

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US District Courts

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Return a case to a lower court

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Remand

Front

Explains the reasoning that led to the Supreme Court's decision

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Opinion

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The group of laws that refer to disputes between people.

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Civil Law

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The process by which the person asks a higher court to review the result of the trial.

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Appeal

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This is the second court you may go to if you do not like the ruling of the first court.

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US Court of Appeals

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This is the last court you may go to if you do not like the ruling of the previous courts.

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Supreme Court