Civics Ch.Vocab
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- stare decisis
- a latin term that means "let the decision stand"
- concurring opinions
- the justice who agrees with the majority decision but has different reasons
- opinion
- offers a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind the courts decision
- original jurisdiction
- the authority to hear cases for first time
- judicial review
- that the court can review any federal state or local law or actions to see if it is constitutional
- majority opinion
- presents the views of the majority of the justices on a case
- docket
- accepted cases go on the Courts calendar
- exclusive jurisdiction
- which means that only the federal courts may hear and decide cases
- district courts
- the federal courts in which trials are held and lawsuits are begun
- constitutional
- allowed by the Constitution
- circuits
- the area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals
- remanding
- reversing that decision or case, that is by sending the case back to the lower court to be tried again
- unanimous opinion
- all the justices vote the same way
- appeals courts
- is to review decisions made in lower district courts. referred to as appelate jurisdictione
- concurrent jurisdiction
- both federal and state courts have jurisdiction
- precedent
- gives guidance to other judges by offering a model upon which to base their own decisions on similar cases
- dissenting opinion
- justices who oppose the majority decision
- jurisdiction
- the authority to hear and decide a case
- appellate jurisdiction
- authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court