Chapter 7 - The Judicial Branch Flashcards
crime
an act that breaks the law and for which their is a punishment has been established
criminal law
regulates the conduct of individuals
civil law
governs relationships among individuals, defines people’s legal rights
common law
customary law from judges’ decisions and is followed in situations NOT covered by statutory law
precedent
an EARLIER court decision that guides judges’ decisions in later cases
constitutional law
law based on the US CONSTITUTION and Supreme Court decisions
appeal
the right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review his or her case
jurisdiction
the authority to interpret and administer the law
district court
lower federal courts (have original jurisdiction in most cases involving federal laws)
original jurisdiction
the authority of a court to be the first court to hold trials in certain cases
court of appeals
federal courts that review decisions appealed from district courts
appeallate jurisdiction
the authority of some courts to review decision made by lower courts
justices
judges of the Supreme Court
judicial review
the power of the US Supreme Court to determine if a law is Constitutional
remand
to return a case to a lower court for a NEW TRIAL
