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JUDICIAL BRANCH VOCABULARY
Look up the following words in the textbook glossary.
Match them the definitions below.
Appellate jurisdiction
Constitutional
Appeals Court
Opinion
Jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction
Justice
Precedent
District Court
Due Process
Judicial Review
Complaint
Crime
Summons
Felony
Defendant
Testimony
Misdemeanor
Lawsuit
Arraignment
Acquittal
Plaintiff
Judge in a high level court
A court’s authority to hear and decide cases
Authority to hear cases for the first time
Authority to hear cases appealed from a lower court
Exclusive jurisdiction
Cases in which only federal courts have jurisdiction
Courts that review decisions made in lower district courts
Courts where trials are held and lawsuits are begun
In agreement with the Constitution
Power of the Supreme Court to say whether any law or government
action goes against the Constitution
Detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision in
a case
Ruling used as a basis for a decision in other similar cases
Following established legal procedures
Notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or
charge (also known as a subpoena)
An act that breaks a law and causes harm to society in general
Serious crime such as murder or rape, kidnapping or robbery
Minor offense such as vandalism or stealing inexpensive items
Formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
The statements a witness makes under oath
Prosecutor
A lawyer for the state who tries a case before the courts
Guilty
Admission or charge of committing a crime
Hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty
Legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damages for
some harm that has been done
Verdict
Decision reached by a jury (or judge) after hearing a case
Vote of not guilty
Individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
Person or party filing a lawsuit
Plea
A defendant’s answer to charges
JURISDICTION
EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION
CONCURRENT
JURISDICTION
DISTRICT
COURTS
ORIGINAL
JURISDICTION
APPEALS
COURTS
APPELLATE
JURISDICTION
CIRCUIT
REMAND
OPINION
PRECEDENT
CONTITUTIONAL
JUDICIAL
REVIEW
DOCKET
MAJORITY
OPINION
DISSENTING
OPINION
CONCURRING
OPINION
BRIEF
Courts authority to
hear and decide cases
Types of cases only heard in the
federal courts
Types of cases heard in both federal
and state courts
Lowest level of federal courts where
most trials are heard for the first time
Authority to hear cases for the first
time
Reviews decisions made by the
lower courts
Authority to hear cases appealed
from a lower court
Area of jurisdiction for appeals court
To send a case back to the lower
court to be tried again
Detailed explanation of a decision
made in a trial
Decision used a basis for decisions in
other similar cases
In agreement with the Constitution
Power to say whether any law or
action goes against the Constitution
(Is it constitutional?)
Court calendar
Statement of the view of most of the
justices in a case
Statement of a justice that agrees
with the majority but for different
reasons
Statement of a justice that disagrees
with the decision
Written document explaining a
position or side in a case