chapter 18

a court's authority to judge a case

a court lower than the supreme court.

a case in which a defendant is tried for commiting an action declared by congress to be a federal crime

the power of court to review decisions from lower courts

a non criminal case involving 2 or more people business, and/or the gov.

the sharing by federal and state courts of the power to hear certain case.

the authorizing to be the 1st court to hear and judge a case.

in a court case, the person against who the complaint is filed.

a list of cases to be hear by a court.

in a court case, the person who files suit

the power of the federal courts to be the only courts to hear certain cases.

a written statement explaing a court's official decision.

the earlier judical decisions that becomes guides in making later judical decisions

a statement written by one or more justices who agree with a supreme court majority opinion.

a payment to satisfy a claim

an order by the supreme court directing a lower count to send a case's record for review

a court composed of military personnel for the trial of those accused of violating military low.

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

a court for the armed forces that is part of the judical branch but entirely separate from the military.

a statemen written by one or more justices who agree with a supreme court decisions to emphasize an idea or add a point to the majority opinion.