POL 104, American Government

 

                 CHAPTER 12: SUPREME COURT & THE AMERICAN JUDICIARY

cases (criminal, civil)

crime

civil cases (tort, breach of contract, family law, administrative law)*

jurisdiction

limited jurisdiction

general jurisdiction

appellate jurisdiction*

original jurisdiction

concurrent jurisdiction*

exclusive jurisdiction*

trial courts

intermediate appellate courts

courts of last resort

United States district courts

United States courts of appeals

federal question jurisdiction

diversity (of citizenship) jurisdiction*

rule of four

senatorial courtesy

judicial review (also in chapter 1)

Marbury v. Madison* (in chapter 1)

Federalist #78*

petitions for writ of certiorari*

briefs

amicus curiae

Solicitor General of the United States

Attorney General*

United States Attorneys*

opinion of the court

decision or judgment*

concurring opinion

dissenting opinion

precedents

stare decisis

 

 

 

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