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- 1. Multiple Choicesatisfaction of a claim paymentdefendantdocketredressprecedent
- 2. Multiple Choicewritten explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with (dissent from) a decision reached by a majority of the courtdissenting opinionmajority opinionjurisdictionconcurring opinion
- 3. Multiple Choicea case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringementcriminal casecertificatecivilian tribunalcivil case
- 4. Multiple Choicethe power of a court to hear a case first, before any other courtexclusive jurisdictionoriginal jurisdictionappellate jurisdictioncriminal case
- 5. Multiple Choicethe power of federal courts alone to hear certain casesexclusive jurisdictionappellate jurisdictionoriginal jurisdictionconcurrent jurisdiction
- 6. Multiple Choicea court's list of cases to be hearddefendantredressdocketprecedent
- 7. Multiple Choicepower shared by federal and state courts to hear certain casesexclusive jurisdictionconcurrent jurisdictionconcurring opinioncourt-martial
- 8. Multiple Choicethe authority of a court to review decisions of inferior (lower) courtsoriginal jurisdictionconcurrent jurisdictionexclusive jurisdictionappellate jurisdiction
- 9. Multiple Choicethe lower federal courts beneath the Supreme Courtexclusive jurisdictionappellate jurisdictioninferior courtscertificate
- 10. Multiple Choicea court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishmentcivilian tribunaloriginal jurisdictioncivil casecertificate
- 11. Multiple Choicea case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the lawcivil casecertificatecriminal caseoriginal jurisdiction
- 12. Multiple Choicea court composed of military personnel, for the trial of those accused of violating military lawcourt-martialjurisdictiondefendantcertificate
- 13. Multiple Choicea method of putting a case before the Supreme Court; used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or rule of law that should apply in a case and asks the Supreme Court to certify the answer to a specific question.civil casecertificatecriminal caseprecedent
- 14. Multiple Choicewritten explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court, but wish to add to or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority decision.concurring opinionmajority opinionconcurrent jurisdictiondissenting opinion
- 15. Multiple Choicein a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought by the plaintiff; in a criminal case, the person charge with a crimedefendantredressdocketprecedent
- 16. Multiple Choicean order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review; from the Latin meaning "to be more certain."original jurisdictionwrit of certioraricertificatejurisdiction
- 17. Multiple Choicethe authority of a court to hear a casecourt-martialplaintiffjurisdictioncertificate
- 18. Multiple Choicein civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another (the defendant) in courtprecedentplaintiffdocketdefendant
- 19. Multiple Choicecourt decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar casesredressdocketprecedentdefendant
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Officially called the Opinion of the Court; announces the Court's decision in a case and sets out the reasoning upon which it is based
dissenting opinion
majority opinion
jurisdiction
concurring opinion
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