| A | B |
|---|
| commission | officially gives jobs, such as to judges |
| judicial review | the power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the local, state, or national government invalied if the courts decide they are unconstitutional |
| legal remedy | the ability to redress some injury of grievance through the legal system |
| Marbury v Madison | a landmark case in which the Sup. Court, for the first time in American history, struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional |
| null and void | of no legal or binding force; invalid |
| original jurisdiction | the legal authority of a court to be the first to hear a case |
| precendents | previous court decisions upon which legal issues are decided |
| Privy Council | a group that advised the monarch - it had the power to veto laws passed by colonial legislatures if they violated British laws |
| unconstitutional | not in agreement with the principles set forth in the Constitution of a country |
| writ of mandamus | a court order to a government official to perform a specified act, from the Latin word meaning "we command" |
