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ch 7 vocab
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 |