Judicial Branch Review

an opinion that is signed by at least five supreme court justices

• concurring opinion
• majority opinion
• per curiam opinion
• dissenting opinion

an opinion that agrees with the overall conclusion in the case but stresses some different or addtional reasoning

• Dissenting opinion
• Majority opinion
• Judicial review
• Concurring opinion

an opinion that is held by the minority of the justices who do not agree with the ruling of the case

• Majority opinion
• Dissenting opinion
• Concurring opinion
• Judicial review

lawyers provided to defendants who cannot afford to hire a lawyer

• Public defenders
• Private attorneys
• Legal aid organizations
• Pro bono lawyers

a person who files an appeal to have their case reviewed by a court of appeals

• litigant
• appellant
• respondent
• defendant

When only one court has the sole right to hear a case, this is known as

• exclusive jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction
• concurrent jurisdiction
• appellate jurisdiction

The idea that a judge should interpret the Constitution according to the Framers' original intent is called

• Judicial Restraint

• strict constructionism
• living constitutionalism
• Judicial Activism

The concept that judges can adapt the meaning of the Constitution to contemporary realities is called

• judicial restraint

• strict constructionism
• constitutional amendment
• judicial activism

written arguments

• concurrent decision

• Briefs

• court

• oral arguments

The authority to hear and deicide a case is called ______

• jurisdiction
• control
• power
• authority