us government unit 4 vocabulary

Law:

• The set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself

• The power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional

• Not consistent with a nation’s constitution

Judicial Review:

• Treating all rivals or disputants equally. (unbiased)

• Not consistent with a nation’s constitution

• The power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional

Unconstitutional:

• Treating all rivals or disputants equally. (unbiased)

• Not consistent with a nation’s constitution

• Hears cases about crimes like burgulary, murder, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Impartial:

• Hears cases where one person orgroup thinks another person or group should payfor causing harm

• Treating all rivals or disputants equally. (unbiased)

• Hears cases about crimes like burgulary, murder, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Criminal trial court:

• Hears cases aboutcrimes like burgulary, murder, or drivingunder the influence of alcohol or drugs

• States the decision of the court

• Hears cases where one person orgroup thinks another person or group should payfor causing harm

Civil trial court:

• document issued by judges who disagree with the majority opinion

• States the decision of the court

• Hears cases where one person orgroup thinks another person or group should payfor causing harm

Majority opinion:

• A document issued by judges who agree with the majority opinion, but for different reasons than those used to support the majority opinion

• States the decision of the court

• A document issued by judges who disagree with the majority opinion

Dissenting opinion:

• A document issued by judges who disagree with the majority opinion

• A document issued by judges who agree with the majority opinion, but for different reasons than those used to support the majority opinion

• A federal law; a law written by alegislative branch

Concurring opinion:

• A federal law; a law written by alegislative branch

• Courts that are able to hear awide variety of cases that deal with state or local law,the state constitution, or federal law or the federalconstitution

• A document issued by judges who agree with the majority opinion, but for different reasons than those used to support the majority opinion

Statute:

• A federal law; a law written by a legislative branch

• Courts that generally hearcases that raise questions about a federal law orthe federal constitution

• Courts that are able to hear awide variety of cases that deal with state or local law,the state constitution, or federal law or the federalconstitution