18. the federal court system
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18. The Federal Court System. The National Judiciary. The Inferior Courts. The Supreme Court. The Special Courts. i nferior courts. i nferior courts. l ower federal courts, those beneath the Supreme Court. jurisdiction. jurisdiction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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18. The Federal Court System.
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The National Judiciary.
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The Inferior Courts.
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The Supreme Court.
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The Special Courts.
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inferior courts
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inferior courtslower federal courts, those beneath the Supreme
Court
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jurisdiction
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jurisdictionauthority of a court to hear (to try and to decide) a
case the power “to say the law”
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exclusive jurisdiction
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exclusive jurisdiction
cases can be heard only in the Federal courts
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concurrent jurisdiction
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concurrent jurisdiction
federal and state courts share the power to hear those cases
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plaintiff
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plaintiffthe person who files the suit
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defendant
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defendantthe person whom the complaint is against
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original jurisdiction
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original jurisdiction
a court in which a case is first heard
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appellate jurisdiction
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appellate jurisdiction
court of appeals
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criminal case
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criminal casea defendant is tried for committing some action
that Congress has declared by law to be a federal crime
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civil case
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civil casesome noncriminal matter, such as a dispute over
the terms of a contract or a claim of patent infringement
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docket
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docketlist of cases to be heard
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writ of certiorari
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writ of certiorari“to be made more certain”
an order by the Court directing a lower Court to send up the record in a given case for its review
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certificate
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certificateprocess used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or the rule of law that should apply
in a case
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majority opinion
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majority opinionannounces the Court’s decision in a case and sets
out the reasoning on which it is based
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precedent
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precedentexamples to be followed in similar cases as they arise in the lower courts or reach the Supreme
Court
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concurring opinion
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concurring opinion
to add or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority opinion
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dissenting opinion
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dissenting opinion
often written by those justices who do not agree with the Court’s majority decision
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redress
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redresssatisfaction of a claim, payment
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courts-martial
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courts-martialserve the special disciplinary needs of the armed
forces and are not a part of the federal court system
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civilian tribunal
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civilian tribunala court operating as part of the judicial branch,
entirely separate from the military establishment
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The Judicial Branch.
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The Judicial Branch.
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The Court System.
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What Cases Come Under Federal Jurisdiction?
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The National Judiciary.
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U.S. Federal Court Districts and Circuits.
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How Federal Cases Are Appealed.
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Interpreting Political Cartoons.
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Choosing Federal Judges.
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The Scale of Justice.
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An Early Supreme Court Drama: Marbury v. Madison
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Voices on Government.
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Appealing a Case to the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court Justices.
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Perspectives.
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Military Commission.