Topic 7 - Judicial branch

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THE LOWER FEDERAL COURTS, UNDER THE SUPREME COURT

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INFERIOR COURTS, INFERIOR COURT

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THE AUTHORITY OF A COURT TO HEAR A CASE

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JURISDICTION

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THE AUTHORITY OF A COURT TO REVIEW DECISIONS OF INFERIOR COURTS

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APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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COURT DECISION THAT STANDS AS AN EXAMPLE TO BE FOLLOWED IN FUTURE, SIMILAR CASES

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PRECEDENT

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A JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY IN WHICH SUPPORTERS BELIEVE THAT JUDGES SHOULD DECIDE CASES BASED ON THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE FRAMERS OR THOSE WHO ENACTED THE STATUTES INVOLVED IN A CASE, OR ON PRECEDENT

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JUDICIAL RESTRAINT

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A JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY IN WHICH SUPPORTERS BELIEVE THAT JUDGES SHOULD INTERPRET AND APPLY PROVISIONS IN THE CONSTITUTION AND IN THE STATUE LAW IN LIGHT OF ONGOING CHANGES IN CONDITIONS AND VALUES

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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

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THE POWER OF THE COURT TO DETERMINE THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A GOVERNMENTAL ACTION

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JUDICIAL REVIEW

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AN ORDER BY THE COURT DIRECTING A LOWER COURT TO SEND UP THE RECORD IN A GIVEN CASE FOR REVIEW.

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WRIT OF CERTIORARI

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A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT SPELLS OUT THE PARTY'S LEGAL POSITION AND CITES RELEVANT FACTS AND LEGAL PRECEDENTS

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BRIEF

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THE OPINION ON WHICH THE DECISION OF THE COURT IS BASED, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE ISSUES IN THE CASE AND THE REASONS FOR THE DECISION.

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MAJORITY OPINION