| A | B |
|---|
| Jurisdiction | Who has the power to try the case, a court is limited in the type of case they can try |
| Plantiff | One who initiates the suit |
| Defendant | the party who must defend against the complaint |
| Felony | Criminal offense serious enough to be penalized by a heavy fine or long prison sentence |
| Misdemeanor | Minor criminal offense, usually punished with a fine or short prison sentence |
| Appeal | When a higher court hears your case after a lower case had already ruled |
| Judicial Review | Power of the courts to declare acts of legislative and executive branch unconstitutional |
| Precedents | Decisions reaced in earlier court cases that can be applied to a case presently being tried |
| Perjury | Lie under oath |
| Justices | Judges in Supreme courts |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Desegregated schools, said "separate but equal" does not work |
| Engle v. Vitale | Abolished prayer in school |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | Students were allowed to express themselves by wearing peace symbol armbands to school |
| Bakke v. University of California | Race could only be used as part of the admission process, not the only reason |
| Roe v. Wade | States can't make laws making abortions illegal |
| TLO v. New Jersey | Schools are allowed to search students' personal property for evidence if there is suspicion of a crime |
