chapter 18 Flashcards
(20 cards)
lower federal courts beneath the supreme courts
inferior courts
the authority of a court to hear a case
jurisdiction
cases that can only be heard by a federal court
exclusive jurisdiction
state courts that share power to hear those cases
concurrent jurisdiction
the person who files the suit
plantiff
the person whom the complaint is against
defendant
a court in which a case is first heard
original jurisdiction
a court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court
appellate jurisdiction
a case in which a defendant is tried for committing some action that congess has declared by law to be a federal crime
criminal cases
a case that involves a non criminal matter such as a dispute over the terms of a contract or a claim of patent infringement
civil cases
a list of cases to be heard
docket
this writ is an order by the court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for its reviews
writ of certiorari
a lower court is not sure on the procedure or the law that should apply in a case
certificate
the courts opinion
majority opinion
examples to be followed in similiar cases as they arise in the lower courts or reach the Supreme Courts
precedents
to add or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority opinion
concurring opinion
written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with a decision reached by a majority of the court
dissenting opinions
satisfaction of a claim, payment-only by an act of congress
redress
a court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely seperate from the military establishment
cicilian tribunal
serve the special discinplinary needs of the armed forces and are not a part of the federal court systems
courts martial
