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Carroll-Chapter 11
Carroll County-Mr. C-Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Federal system's trial courts | district courts |
| written legal arguments | briefs |
| guiding principles | precedents |
| request for appeal to Supreme Court | writ of certiorari |
| court's authority to hear a case's initial trial | original jurisdiction |
| court schedule | docket |
| people who believe that interpretation of the Constitution & laws should be limited to words they contain | strict constructionists |
| traditional principle followed in making nominations for district court appointments | senatorial courtesy |
| hear appeals of U.S. district courts | courts of appeals |
| authority, given by the Constitution, to administer & interpret the law | jurisdiction |
| people who believe that interpretation of the Constitution & laws should be influenced by consideration of current social & political conditions | loose constructionists |
| agrees with majority ruling yet disagrees with most or some of an opinion's grounds | concurring opinion |
| documents filed with the Court by groups that are affected by a case but are not legally involved in it | amicus curiae briefs |
| power to review cases already decided by lower courts | appellate jurisdiction |
| reflects views of most of the Court | majority opinion |
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