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Judicial Branch Vocabulary

There are many vocabulary words you'll learn about in this unit. Play these games as a review. .


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judicial reviewpower power to overturn a law that conflicts with the Constitution
appealasking a higher court to review a case
judicial branchmain job is interpreting laws
original jurisdictiontrial courts which hear cases first
appellate jurisdictioncourth with authoity to hear appeals
prosecutionrepresented government lawyer who files criminal charges in court
precedentguideline of for future cases to follow
defendantperson charged with a crime or wrongdoing
plaintiffperson or group who files a complaint
civilcase where there is a disagreement between 2 or more parties
criminalcase where a person is accused of breaking the law
U.S. Supreme Courthead of the JB