A | B |
Person brought to court | Defendant |
Judges in here are military officers | Court martial |
Power of a court to review decisions of lower courts | Appellate jurisdiction |
Belief in precedent and the Framer's original intentions | Judicial Restraint |
Case involving a contract dispute | Civil case |
This explains a Supreme Court ruling | Majority opinion |
Courts below the Supreme Court | Inferior courts |
This court reviews court martial convictions | Civilian tribunal |
A belief that the courts should take an active role in deciding cases | Judicial Activism |
A court decision that stands as an example to be followed by judges in the future | Precedent |
The power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases | Concurrent jurisdiction |
The power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases | Exclusive jurisdiction |
Constitutional Courts and Special Courts | Inferior Courts |
Highest court in the United States | Supreme Court |
A case in which a defendant is tried for breaking the law | Criminal case |