| A | B |
|---|
| district court | lowest level of federal court-decides guilt or innocence |
| appeals court | hears cases on first appeal and uses a panel of 3 judges to determine whether the trial was fair |
| uphold | the verdict in the original trial was fairly reached-ruling by the appeal or supreme court |
| overturn | the original verdict is placed aside and the case is thrown out |
| remand | the case was unfairly reached and a new trial is ordered in a lower court |
| appellate jurisdiction | the ability to hear a case after it has been heard in a lower court |
| judicial review | power given to the Supreme Court to examine a law and determine its constitutionality |
| majority opinion | describes the written decision of thejustices on the winning side of a Supreme Court decision |
| concurring opinion | describes the written opinion of a justice(s) who agrees with the majority but for slightly different reasons |
| dissenting opinion | describes the written opinions of a justice(s) who disagreed with the majority in a court decision |
