Study sets matching "the courts"
Study sets
Classes
Users
Mr. McWilliams
Plaintiff
Defendant
Common Law
Totes Handsome & Funny
Someone who is bringing a lawsuit against someone else
Someone who is responding to a lawsuit
Using previous decisions from other court cases to help you de…
Mr. McWilliams
Totes Handsome & Funny
Plaintiff
Someone who is bringing a lawsuit against someone else
Justices
Verdict
Original
Jury
A panel of the people at the Supreme Court who hear and decide…
A decision in a court case made by a judge or jury
First time
A group of citizens who hear and decide in a court
Justices
A panel of the people at the Supreme Court who hear and decide…
Verdict
A decision in a court case made by a judge or jury
Judge
Defence Lawyers
Crown Counsel
Preliminary Hearing
Trier of fact who interprets the law, decides if evidence can…
Represents persons charged with criminal offences and ensures…
Lawyers who represent the government in court and who are resp…
Hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to warran…
Judge
Trier of fact who interprets the law, decides if evidence can…
Defence Lawyers
Represents persons charged with criminal offences and ensures…
amicus curiae briefs
appellate jurisdiction
class action suits
Courts of appeal
friend of the court briefs by non-litigants who wish to influe…
given to a court where cases are heard on appeal from a lower…
cases which permit a small number of people to sue on behalf o…
courts which have the power to review all final decisions of d…
amicus curiae briefs
friend of the court briefs by non-litigants who wish to influe…
appellate jurisdiction
given to a court where cases are heard on appeal from a lower…
State Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Juvenile Court
Municipal Court
A state's highest court which typically decides matters of law…
A court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts.…
courts that hear cases involving individuals usually between t…
city or court, usually divided into traffic and criminal divis…
State Supreme Court
A state's highest court which typically decides matters of law…
Appeals Court
A court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts.…
Justices
Verdict
Original
Jury
A panel of the people at the Supreme Court who hear and decide…
A decision in a court case made by a judge or jury
First time
A group of citizens who hear and decide in a court
Justices
A panel of the people at the Supreme Court who hear and decide…
Verdict
A decision in a court case made by a judge or jury
appellate jurisdiction
Courts of appeal
district courts
judicial activism
given to a court where cases are heard on appeal from a lower…
courts which have the power to review all final decisions of d…
the entry point for most federal litigation
theory that judges should make bolder policy decisions to alle…
appellate jurisdiction
given to a court where cases are heard on appeal from a lower…
Courts of appeal
courts which have the power to review all final decisions of d…
Judiciary Act of 1789
Marbury v Madison 1803
Judicial Review
Componenets of Judicial review
Established federal court system
Established supremacy of constituiton and supreme court as its…
Power to declare government acts invalid bc they violate const…
Power of courts to declare national/state/local laws invalid i…
Judiciary Act of 1789
Established federal court system
Marbury v Madison 1803
Established supremacy of constituiton and supreme court as its…
affirm
appellate court
broad construction
case law
To declare that a court ruling is valid and must stand.
A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that we…
A judicial philosophy that looks to the context and purpose of…
Judicial interpretations of common-law principles and doctrine…
affirm
To declare that a court ruling is valid and must stand.
appellate court
A court having jurisdiction to review cases and issues that we…
Court
Article III
the Constitution
federal court system
a place where a judge presides over a criminal or civil case
Where the judicial branch is in the Constitution
the written government of the USA
courts for the USA
Court
a place where a judge presides over a criminal or civil case
Article III
Where the judicial branch is in the Constitution
judiciary act of 1789
district courts
appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
-congress laid out organization of judiciary ... -jurisdiction
lower-level trail courts that handle most u.s. federal cases
authority of court to hear appeals from lower courts and chang…
authority of the court to handle a case first int he supreme c…
judiciary act of 1789
-congress laid out organization of judiciary ... -jurisdiction
district courts
lower-level trail courts that handle most u.s. federal cases
Most American law is based on
Latin term "to stand on the decided cas…
US has a dual court system; they are
The authority to hear and decide cases
English common law
stare decisis
state courts and federal courts
Jurisdiction
Most American law is based on
English common law
Latin term "to stand on the decided cas…
stare decisis
Two Types of Court Cases
Criminal Cases
Civil Cases
Levels of Courts
Criminal Cases and Civil Cases
cases in which juries decide whether people have committed cri…
cases in which two sides argue over an issue
Top-Supreme Court... Middle: Federal Courts... Bottom: State, County…
Two Types of Court Cases
Criminal Cases and Civil Cases
Criminal Cases
cases in which juries decide whether people have committed cri…
trial courts
intermediate court
court of last resort
appellant
a court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as op…
appellate court... -Federal ... -California
court of the highest authority, the Supreme court... -Federal ... -C…
a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the d…
trial courts
a court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as op…
intermediate court
appellate court... -Federal ... -California
affirmative action
appellate jurisdiction
arraignment
civil case
refers to admission policies that provide equal access to educ…
the power of a higher court to review decisions and change out…
in a criminal case, after arrest and processing (called "booki…
involves a legal dispute between two or more parties/litigants…
affirmative action
refers to admission policies that provide equal access to educ…
appellate jurisdiction
the power of a higher court to review decisions and change out…
Judiciary act of 1789
District courts
Appellate jurisdiction
judicial review
The law in which Congress laid out the organization of the fed…
lower-level trial courts of the federal judicial system that h…
The authority of a court to hear appeals from lower courts and…
the supreme court's power to strike down a law or an executive…
Judiciary act of 1789
The law in which Congress laid out the organization of the fed…
District courts
lower-level trial courts of the federal judicial system that h…
Amicus curiae
Stare decisis
Original intent
Judicial review
An argument filed with a court by an individual or group who i…
When a court follows precedent by letting a previous decision…
A view that the Constitution should be interpreted based on th…
The power of the Supreme Court to overturn a law or executive…
Amicus curiae
An argument filed with a court by an individual or group who i…
Stare decisis
When a court follows precedent by letting a previous decision…
Amicus curiae
dual court system
original intent
writ of cetiorari
A Latin term meaning "friend of the court." Refers to interest…
a court system made up of both federal and state courts
A view that the Constitution should be interpreted according t…
A formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court.
Amicus curiae
A Latin term meaning "friend of the court." Refers to interest…
dual court system
a court system made up of both federal and state courts
accomplice
causation
contraband
community corrections
one who aids another in the commission of a crime. An accompli…
the act must cause the harmful result
illegal substance or object
the sub field of corrections in which offenders are supervised…
accomplice
one who aids another in the commission of a crime. An accompli…
causation
the act must cause the harmful result
Specialized Courts
Focus on outcomes
Judicial Monitoring
Informed decision making
EX: Drug courts, domestic violence courts, community courts etc
Courts focus on process and punishment not outcomes (long term…
Problem solving court judges stay involved in cases from begin…
caseworkers can evaluate defendants needs for judges
Specialized Courts
EX: Drug courts, domestic violence courts, community courts etc
Focus on outcomes
Courts focus on process and punishment not outcomes (long term…
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate Jurisdiction
involve disputes btw individual or gov losing defendant requir…
involve violation of a state that has been enacted to protect…
a court power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to…
is the power of a higher court to review decisions and change…
Civil Law
involve disputes btw individual or gov losing defendant requir…
Criminal Law
involve violation of a state that has been enacted to protect…