| A | B |
|---|
| Other remedies first | Before you sue someone you must give them a chance to make things right. |
| Concurring Opinion | Written when someone agrees with the Court, but not the reasoning |
| Statutory Law | Written law, passed by a legislature |
| Dissenting Opinion | Written when someone on the Court disagrees with the majority |
| Majority Opinion | Supreme Court’s decision |
| No advisory opinions | Cannot make a ruling without a case |
| Legal Standing | Cannot sue someone unless sufficiently impacted by the matter |
| Strict Constructionist | Believes the Constitution should be interpreted as the framers intended |
| Judicial Review | The ability of judges to declare actions of the other branches unstitutional |
| Precedent | Also interpreted to mean common law |
| Judicial Independence | Judges should be impartial and not subject to outside influences |
| Activist | Protects or expands individual rights through decisions that depart from established precedent. |
