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Chapter 7..
Question | Answer |
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judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to review any law/case |
jurisdiction | the power to hear a case |
exclusive jurisdiction | the only court that can hear a case |
original jurisdiction | the first court to hear a case |
concurrent jurisdiction | both federal and state have the power to hear |
appellant jurisdiction | can only hear appeals |
remand | send a case back to a lower court |
majority opinion | the reason why the majority voted for or against |
dissenting opinion | the reason why some did not vote with the majority |
concurring opinion | why one of the majority voted with the majority |
district court | trial court of the federal system |
appeals court | hears appeals from district court |
supreme court | the highest court in the land |
social contract | people agree to give up some rights in order to have a gov |
common law | law based on precedence |
Rousseau | wrote social contract |
Locke | man has natural rights, influenced TJ |
Montesquieu | separation of powers |
magna carta | document where GB king first gave up some power |
Iroquois Nation Cont | influenced the US Constitution |
Hammurabi’s Code | first written code of laws in the world |
Justinian’s Code | roman laws codified |
tort | a civil wrong usually involving a injury |
criminal law | laws to protect people and property |
civil law | laws involving disputes |
constitutional law | laws arising from the constitution |
administrative law | laws made by gov agencies |
statutory law | laws made by lawmaking bodies |
precedent | the ruling in an original case |
Draconian law | harsh laws, from the greek Draco |