Justice System

Chp. 8

Unit Terms

  1. precedent
  2. strict constructionist
  3. loose constructionist
  4. jurisdiction
  5. original jurisdiction
  6. district court
  7. court of appeals
  8. circuit
  9. appellate jurisdiction
  10. brief
  11. senatorial courtesy
  12. writ of certiorari
  13. docket
  14. amicus curiae brief
  15. majority opinion
  16. concurring opinion
  17. dissenting opinion
  18. stare decisis
  19. judicial restraint
  20. judicial activism
  21. common law
  22. statutory law
  23. staturory interpretation
  24. constitutional interpretation
  25. administrative law
  26. felony
  27. misdemeanor
  28. plaintiff
  29. defendant
  30. county
  31. bail
  32. bond
  33. indictment
  34. grand jury
  35. information
  36. arraignment
  37. no-contest plea
  38. petit jury
  39. voir dire
  40. peremptory challenge
  41. sequester
  42. subpoena
  43. hung jury
  44. plea bargain
  45. probation
  46. parole
  47. capital punishment
  48. juvenile delinquent