Judiciary Vocab

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Ruling of judges on a legal case is called a

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Court Opinion

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Court opinion held by most Justices:

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Majority Opinion

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Concurring Opinion

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Agrees with Majority opinion, disagrees with rationale.

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Single judge's opinion disagreeing with Majority Opinion.

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Dissenting Opinion

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Court rulings can set a _ for future cases.

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Precedent

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The unwritten rule the Supreme Court uses to decide if it will hear a case is called the

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Rule of Four

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Judicial Branch is in article ____ of the constitution.

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3

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Innocent until proven guilty!

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Defendant

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I think the constitution must be followed as written 250 years ago! I am exercising judicial ________.

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restraint

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I think the constitution is open for interpretation. I am exercising judicial ________.

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activism