| A | B |
|---|
| Head of the Supreme Court | Chief Justice |
| Nominates Supreme Court Justices | President |
| Approves Nomination of Justices | Senate |
| Judicial Review | Power of the Supreme Court to review and Federal, state or local law |
| Jurisdiction | The power of reach the Supreme Court has |
| Constitutional | An act or idea upheald by the U.S. Constitution |
| Precedent | a earlier decided case that acts as a guide for justices to rule similar in similar situations |
| Docket | The calendar of Cases accepted by the Supreme Court |
| Caseload | The number of cases the Supreme Court hears during a period of time |
| Writ of Certiorari | directs a lower court to send its records on a case to the Supreme Court |
| Brief | Written document that provides context to the case |
| Majority Opinion | presents the views of the majority rule |
| Dissenting Opinion | presents the views of the justices in the minority |
| concurrent opinion | explanation penned by a justice who agrees with the ruling but for a differnt reason |
