vocabulary 1 vocabulary 2 vocabulary 3 vocabulary 4 vocabulary 5
100
What is a body of law that relates to crime.
Criminal law
100
What is the presiding judge in the Supreme Court of the United States
chief justice
100
What is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States
Marbury v. Madison
100
What is a court that sits in more than one place in a judicial district:
circuit courts
100
What is a judicial philosophy holding that the courts can and should go beyond the applicable law
judicial activism
200
What is a attorney appointed by local government officials to represent the state in a criminal case.
prosecuting attorney
200
What is a legal system originating in mainland Europe and adopted in much of the world.
civil law
200
What is a American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835
John Marshall
200
What is the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary.
federal district courts
200
What is the refusal to exercise judicial review in deference to the process of ordinary politics
judicial restraint
300
What is a crime of high seriousness
felony
300
What is a jury a group of citizens empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings,
grand jury
300
What is where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
300
What is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States
supreme court
300
What is review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
judicial review
400
What is a body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court,
jury
400
What is the right of a court to hear a case for the first time
original jurisdiction
400
What is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal
appellate jurisdiction
400
What is an impartial adviser, often voluntary, to a court of law in a particular case.
amici curiae
400
What is the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
jurisdiction
500
What is an agreement in criminal law proceedings,
plea bargaining
500
What is any governmental entity or person acting on behalf of a State or local jurisdiction that has the authority to assess, impose, levy, or collect taxes or fees.
local jurisdiction
500
What is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S
Miranda v. Arizona
500
What is a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
indictment
500
What is the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
incarceration






Judicial Branch

Press F11 for full screen mode



Limited time offer: Membership 25% off


Clone | Edit | Download / Play Offline