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Government: Unit 5
SMCHS Study Guide
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12th Grade
01/21/2008

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Dual Court System
Definition
National judiciary bans the country with its more than 120 courts. Each of the 50 states
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Jurisdiction
Definition
The authority of a court to hear a case.
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Appellate
Definition
the authority over a court to review decisions of inferior (lower courts).
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Original
Definition
The power of a court to hear a case first before any other court.
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The Supreme Court
Definition
only court created specifically by the Constitution.
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District Courts
Definition
have original jurisdiction over most cases that are heard in the federal courts. Hear both criminal and civil cases and hear the most cases.
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Courts of Appeals
Definition
created by Congress there are 12 courts of appeal in the judicial system. Created to relieve the Supreme Court of much of the burden of hearing appeals from the district Courts.
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Special Courts
Definition
under inferior courts they do not exercise the broad judicial power of the U.S. Created by congress to hear cases arising out of some expressed power.
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Inferior Courts
Definition
the two courts are constitutional courts and special courts.
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Rule of Four
Definition
4 out of 9 justices must agree that a case should be put on the Court’s docket.
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Plaintiff
Definition
In civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another (the defendant) in court.
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Defendant
Definition
In civil suit, the person against whom a court is brought by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charged with the crime.
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