AP Gov 16

241404788	standing to sue	the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from a party or an action of government
241404789	class action suits	lawsuits permitting a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated
241404790	justiciable disputes	a requirement that to be heard a case must be capable of being settled as a mater of law rather than on other grounds as is commonly the case in legislative bodies
241404791	amicus curiae briefs	legal briefs submitted by "a friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties.
241404792	original jurisdiction	the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case
241404793	appellate jurisdiction	the jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. Review the legal issues involved
241404794	senatorial courtesy	an unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are not confirmed if they are opposed by a senator from the state in which the nomminee will serve
241404795	opinion	a statement of legal reasoning behind a judicial decison
241404796	stare decisis	"let the decision stand"
241404797	precedent	how similar cases have been decided in the past
241404798	judicial implementation	how and whether court decisions are translated into actual policy, thereby affection the behavior of others
241404799	original intent	a view that the constitution should be interpreted according to the original intent of the framers
241404800	judicial restraint	a judicial philosophy in which judges play minimal policymaking roles, leaving that duty strictly to the legislatures
241404801	judicial activism	a judicial philosophy in which judges make bold policy decisions, even charting new constitutional ground
241404802	statutory construction	the judicial interpretation of an act of congress