Chapter 9: The Judiciary

Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states

Established the basic three-tiered structure of the federal court system

Case in which the supreme court first asserted the power of judicial review by finding that the congressional statute extending the Court's original jurisdiction was unconstitutional

Court of original jurisdiction where cases begin

Court that generally reviews only findings of law made by lower courts

Authority vested in a particular court to hear and decide the issues in any particular case

The jurisdiction of courts thaat hear a case first, usually in a trial. These courts determine the facts of a case

The power vested in particular courts to review and/or revise the decision of a lower court

Codes of behavior related to the protection of property and individual safety

Codes of behavior related to business and contractual relationships between groups and individuals

A document containing the legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial

A prior judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature

In court rulings, a reliance on past decisions or precedents to formulate decisions in new cases

Process by which presidents generally defer selection of district court judges to the choice of senators of their own party who represent the state where the vacancy occurs

A request for the Court to order up the records from a lower court to review the case