key terms - Chapter 10
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| 9800949668 | Class action suits | a small group of people sueing a large group of people | 0 | |
| 9800949669 | Justiciable disputes | a constraint on the courts requiring case be capable of being settled by legal methods | 1 | |
| 9800949670 | Amicus Curiae | "Friend of the Court" file briefs or even appear to argue their interest orally before the court. |  | 2 |
| 9800949671 | Original Jurisdiction | courts that hear a case first , usually in trial. |  | 3 |
| 9800949672 | Appellate Jurisdiction | The power vested in an appeallate court to review and/or revise the decesion of a lower court | 4 | |
| 9800949673 | Concurrent Jurisdiction | the ability to exercise judicial review by different courts at the same time, within the same territory, and over the same subject matter. | 5 | |
| 9800949674 | District Courts | The lower courts hearing cases along the lines of bankruptcy & civil suits under federal law. |  | 6 |
| 9800949675 | Courts of Appeals | intermediate appeallate courts in the federal system. | 7 | |
| 9800949676 | Senatorial Courtesy | deferring selection of district court judges to the choice of senators of their own party and represent that state. |  | 8 |
| 9800949677 | Stare Decisis | decesion made based on precedents | 9 | |
| 9800949678 | Precedents | prior judicial decesion that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of similar nature. | 10 | |
| 9800949679 | Original Intent | Is a method of constitutional and legal interpretation that seeks to discern the original meaning of the words being construed | 11 | |
| 9800949680 | Judicial Implementation | whether judicial decesions are translated into actual public policies | 12 | |
| 9800949681 | Judicial Review | power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states |  | 13 |
| 9800949682 | Judicial Restraint | courts should allow the decesions of other branches to stand | 14 | |
| 9800949683 | Judicial Activisim | Court should play a role in shaping national policies | 15 | |
| 9800949684 | Political question | an issue that a court believes should be decided by the executive or legislative branch | 16 | |
| 9800949685 | Statutory Construction | judicial interpretation of an act of Congress, sometimes results in passing new legislation | 17 | |
| 9800949686 | Civil Law | Body of law dealing with private rights of individuals |  | 18 |
| 9800949687 | Borked | to reject a nominee due to ideological reasons |  | 19 |
| 9800949688 | Cases of Equity | those cases that cannot be resolved by common law; judges may be asked to issue injunctions or award damages |  | 20 |
| 9800949689 | Concurring Opinion | a signed opinion in which one or more members agree with the majority view but for different reasons | 21 | |
| 9800949690 | Dissenting Opinion | an opinion disagreeing with the majority decision in a Supreme Court ruling |  | 22 |
| 9800949691 | Majority Opinion | a court opinion reflecting the views of the majority of the judges |  | 23 |
| 9800949692 | Oral Argument | An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions. |  | 24 |
| 9800949693 | Senate Confirmation | the process outlined in Article Two of the Constitution, giving the Senate the authority to approve appointments made by the president |  | 25 |
| 9800949694 | Writ of Certiorari | a request fro the Cout to order up records from a lower court to review the case | 26 | |
| 9800949695 | Rule of Four | At least four justices of the Supreme Court must vote to consider a case before it can be heard. |  | 27 |
| 9800949696 | Bills of Attainder | Prohibits a person being found guilty of a crime without a trial | 28 | |
| 9800949697 | Cetificate | when lower court as the higher court to answer specific question in the matter | 29 |
