crime
any behavior that is considered illegal
criminal law
group of laws that define what acts are crimes
civil law
group of laws that refers to disputes between people
the constitution
the supreme law of the land
staturtory laws
laws passed by lawmaking bodies
majority rule
what the majority of citizens believe to be right or wrong
common law
law that comes from judges desicions
precedent
an earlier court decision
administrative law
laws created by government agencies
constitutional law
law based on the constitution and on supreme court decisions interpreting the constitution
6th amendment
guarantees that a defendant in a criminal case has the right to the "assistance of counsel
appeal
prosses by which a convicted person asks a higher court to reveiw the result of a trial
District courts have original______, or the authority to hear cases for the first time.
jurisdiction
Courts of appeals have ______ jurisdiction.
appellate
The fedreal court systems is divided into _______ districts.
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In a court of appeals, a _______of judges makes decisionson cases.
panel
The ourt of appeals may send a case back to the district court for a new trials, or it may _____ the decisions.
uphold
Fedreal judges are appointed to serve ____ terms.
life
Federal judges are appionted by the__________ and must be confirmed by the_________
president; senate
The desicions of the supreme court justices cannot be___________
appealed
____________ and___________ are two types of jusisdiction
original and appellate
The __________ reviews decisions of the lower courts
court of appeals
crime
any behavior that is considered illegal
criminal law
group of laws that define what acts are crimes
civil law
group of laws that refers to disputes between people
common law
law that comes from judges desicions
precedent
an earlier court decision
appeal
prosses by which a convicted person asks a higher court to reveiw the result of a trial
opinion
explanation of the reasoning that led to the courts decision
justicies
the name given to supreme court judges
district courts
lower federal courts that have original jurisdiction in most cases
jursdiction
the authority to interpret and administer the law; also the range of that authority
court of appeals
federal courts that review desions appealed from district courts
appellate jurisdiction
the authority of some courts to review desisions made by lower courts
remand
to return an appealed case to a lower court for review
judicial review
the power of the us supreme to determine if a lawcan be passed by congress
dissenting opinion
a state ment written by a supreme justice who disagrees with the majority decsision
The power of the judicial review allows courts to decide wheather a law or presidential action is _________________.
unconstitutional
The return of a case to a lower court for a new trial is called a _______.
remand
Whena justice agrees with the majority decision but for differing reasons, he or she might write a(n) _______.
opinion
The justice who disagrees with the majority might write a(n) _______.
dissenting opinion
The case that established the "reading of rights" to a suspect was _______.
Miranda v. Arizona
The case that established the "seperate but equal right" was _____________.
Brown v. Board of Education
If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional Congress can try to write a _________ law.
better
The size of the Supreme Court is determined by _______.
Congress
The number of supreme court justices has been set at ______ since 1869.
nine
Cases between states go before the ______________.
Supreme Court
The federal court system is divided into _____ judicial circuits.
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