Glossary of Government Chapter 13 Judicial Branch
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- jurisdiction
- the right to interpret and apply the law
- exclusive jurisdiction
- the authority of the federal courts alone to hear and rule in certain areas
- concurrent jurisdiction
- the authority to hear cases shared by federal and state courts
- original jurisdiction
- the court's authority to hear cases on appeal
- civil law
- the type of law dealing with the rights and relationships of private citizens, monatary settlements
- criminal law
- the type of law dealing with crimes and providing for their punishment
- judicial review
- the power of the courts to establish the constitutionality of national, stat, or local acts of government, Marbury vs. Madison
- strict constructionist
- the view that judges ought to base their decisions on a narrow interpretation of the language of the Constitution
- loose constructionist
- the view that judges have considerable freedom in interpreting the constitution
- writ of mandamus
- a court order that commands a government official to take a particular action
- constitutional court
- a federal court with constitutionaly based powers and whose judges serve for life (supreme court, court of appeals, district courts)
- legislative court
- a specialized court established to hear cases about and execute the legislative powers of congress
- grand jury
- a group of people who evaluate whether there is enough evidence against a person to order him or her to stand trial
- petit jury
- a jury that decides on individual's innocence or guilt; a trial jury
- senatorial courtesy
- the practice in which a presidential nomination is submitted initially for approval to the senators from the nominee's state
- 3 ways cases get to the supreme court
- 1)original jurisdiction (embassadors, state vs state)
2)writ of cert (to make more certain, rule of four)
3) certificate, lower court doesn't know how to rule
