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18. The Federal Court System.

18. The Federal Court System. The National Judiciary. The Inferior Courts. The Supreme Court. The Special Courts. i nferior courts. i nferior courts. l ower federal courts, those beneath the Supreme Court. jurisdiction. jurisdiction.

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18. The Federal Court System.

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  1. 18. The Federal Court System.

  2. The National Judiciary.

  3. The Inferior Courts.

  4. The Supreme Court.

  5. The Special Courts.

  6. inferior courts

  7. inferior courts lower federal courts, those beneath the Supreme Court

  8. jurisdiction

  9. jurisdiction authority of a court to hear (to try and to decide) a case the power “to say the law”

  10. exclusive jurisdiction

  11. exclusive jurisdiction cases can be heard only in the Federal courts

  12. concurrent jurisdiction

  13. concurrent jurisdiction federal and state courts share the power to hear those cases

  14. plaintiff

  15. plaintiff the person who files the suit

  16. defendant

  17. defendant the person whom the complaint is against

  18. original jurisdiction

  19. original jurisdiction a court in which a case is first heard

  20. appellate jurisdiction

  21. appellate jurisdiction court of appeals

  22. criminal case

  23. criminal case a defendant is tried for committing some action that Congress has declared by law to be a federal crime

  24. civil case

  25. civil case some noncriminal matter, such as a dispute over the terms of a contract or a claim of patent infringement

  26. docket

  27. docket list of cases to be heard

  28. writ of certiorari

  29. writ of certiorari “to be made more certain” an order by the Court directing a lower Court to send up the record in a given case for its review

  30. certificate

  31. certificate process used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or the rule of law that should apply in a case

  32. majority opinion

  33. majority opinion announces the Court’s decision in a case and sets out the reasoning on which it is based

  34. precedent

  35. precedent examples to be followed in similar cases as they arise in the lower courts or reach the Supreme Court

  36. concurring opinion

  37. concurring opinion to add or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority opinion

  38. dissenting opinion

  39. dissenting opinion often written by those justices who do not agree with the Court’s majority decision

  40. redress

  41. redress satisfaction of a claim, payment

  42. courts-martial

  43. courts-martial serve the special disciplinary needs of the armed forces and are not a part of the federal court system

  44. civilian tribunal

  45. civilian tribunal a court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment

  46. The Judicial Branch.

  47. The Judicial Branch.

  48. The Court System.

  49. What Cases Come Under Federal Jurisdiction?

  50. The National Judiciary.

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